The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

The Consortium’s Heir Chapter 178

Darius took the key. “Thank you.”

After that, he turned to head to his apartment. He stopped after a couple of steps and turned to look at Ayla. “This receptionist is great.

Ayla’s expression changed, and she immediately nodded. “I understand, Mr. Reid.”

As Darius walked out of the lobby, he vaguely heard Ayla say, “You’re doing an excellent job, so you can choose between getting a promotion or a raise. You should know that this is a special situation–if you choose to be promoted, so be it, but I’ll only give you a raise once you’ve gained enough experience to match up to your position. However, I’ll still give you all the power that comes with your position.”

The receptionist wanted to jump with joy at Ayla’s words.

On the other hand, a small smile formed on Darius‘ lips, but this didn’t stop him from heading to his destination. Just as he thought he would soon be at his apartment, he heard someone call his name.

The voice was a little familiar, but it hadn’t left a deep enough impression for him to remember. He stopped and turned in the direction the voice had come from to see a beautiful woman standing there.

He recognized her–she was Pearl Chamberlain, the third most gorgeous woman in his university. She’d once slapped him, then thanked him for helping her. He put his hands in his pockets and watched as she approached him, her chest heaving as she tried to catch her breath.

narrowed his eyes. She was attractive, but perhaps her beauty would work better on someone else. He moved his gaze from her chest to her face and asked, “Do you have

him. She was still wondering why he hadn’t shown any reaction to her body and had even averted his gaze so

didn’t forget what she was here for. “Darius, I want to

“I know you don’t need my gratitude, but it’s all that

he headed to his apartment. Pearl ran after him when she saw him ignore her. Her heels clicked rapidly against the floor.

in the lobby all

now that his martial arts skills had been awakened. He could hear Pearl struggling to catch her breath as she ran behind him, but to his surprise, she didn’t let her exhaustion stop

slowed down and could barely breathe, she persevered Darius didn’t slow down, however. He was still miffed about

to Pearl, “You’re

leaving, but she found that she was so exhausted she couldn’t say a word. All she could do now was pant. On the bright side, Darius‘ attitude toward her had improved. At least he hadn’t kicked

walk into the apartment. After a moment’s hesitation, she followed him. She didn’t go into his bedroom or sit in the

admit that she still looked good. He sat down on one

have a seat.”

go blank for a short while. Once again, he couldn’t help but appreciate

returned to his senses. “I don’t need your gratitude. I only helped