The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

The Consortium’s Heir Chapter 174

Darius smirked a little at the look on her face. This was what he wanted to see.

Doris had never seen so much money in her life, not even in the vault of the man who claimed to be the richest in the world. She’d even felt pleased with herself and wondered what had happened to the money.

Now, she knew. The man who stood before her was the one who was truly rich! If she could take the money with her, there was no telling how many mouths she could feed. She smiled at this thought. It was

nonsensical, of course.

At this moment, Darius said something that made Doris feel like she was dreaming. “I had this money prepared with the intention of helping the poor. If you can graduate from college, you’ll be fully in charge

of it.”

Doris felt like she’d suddenly been transported to a different world altogether. There was no way a normal person would give a thief that much money–especially someone as rich as Darius. Then again, she’d heard that these rich people tended to have odd fetishes–maybe this was his.

Now, she felt like she’d stumbled upon the truth. This was probably a new trick that Darius had devised to lure her into his trap. Perhaps there was a catch somewhere, waiting to sentence her to a worse fate!

doors were wide open, and everyone could see what was happening inside. This included the massive box that was filled with gold

at

hand, then walked up to his desk and slid the folder over to

eyes. She made Erin jump when she suddenly said, “You’re gorgeous. Why are you working for someone

saved me from the clutches of someone evil. If not for him, I would be nothing but a corpse, forgotten and rotting away in a trash can somewhere.”

believe Erin was telling the truth, yet it seemed

the truth has nothing to do with you. You should think about going to college.” He grabbed the folder in

She’d never expected him to be serious. He was even paying for her tuition! Almost an hour later, she got into the passenger seat of a car. Erin was in the driver’s seat, and Darius was in the back. Things started to sink in, and she turned to Darius, saying, “I’ll

car. “I believe you now, so I’ll tell you everything I know. Someone by the name of Alan Roberts came to me and offered me 50,000 dollars to steal from you, saying he’d give me the money once the job was done. He told me about your past and even lent me his computer so that I could see for myself. What I saw back then was

when he heard that name. He frowned and repeated, “Alan Roberts?”

she could sense that something had changed in him when he said that name. She realized she’d probably made a huge mistake and

person.

confirmed her suspicions. “Doris, you’re much too naive. Alan Roberts is the president of Dream Investment Group. He once tried to make a move on me during a dinner party and even threatened me. He also tried to make us lose some business deals. Of course, he stopped pulling these tricks once he knew how wealthy Mr. Reid

expressionless as she spoke, but Doris was far from that. Her hands trembled violently, and she dropped her phone. Before she knew it, her face was streaked with tears of regret. “I’m sorry. I really didn’t know about these things. I know words mean nothing, but aside from apologizing, there’s

calm. “It’s over now, so there’s no need for you to act like this. I don’t like