The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

Chapter 181

Darius' first thought was to nod in agreement. But before he could do so, his gaze swept over a clock on the wall. It was already 3.00 am. By the time they were done eating, they would probably have two hours to rest. There really wasn't much point in having Pearl leave at this time.

So, he said, "You can choose to stay since we’ll need to leave in about two hours."

Pearl blushed. She looked around, then lowered her head to look at the floor. "Okay. I’ll sleep on the sofa."

Darius frowned, obviously dissatisfied with her suggestion. "I may not be the perfect gentleman, but I won't allow a woman to sleep on the sofa." He then turned to walk to the sofa, but he heard Pearl running after him.

He stopped and turned around to face her, her face was red with agitation. "Please, let me sleep on the sofa. I'm here to repay you for saving my family's company, so there's no way I'll let you sleep there."

Darius glanced at the clock and decided not to argue with her anymore." As you wish.” He walked over to the bed and lay down. At the same time, Pearl lay down on the sofa, i

This was her first time sharing a room with a man, and she wondered whether anything would happen later. Her face burned, and her gaze landed on her chest. She was one of the prettiest women at Kingston University and had a wonderful figure. There was no way Darius would just go to sleep without making a move on her.

sound of his steady breathing. Her eyes widened, and she

this matter. She was still caught up in her thoughts when Darius woke up. He asked, "You don’t look too good, and you didn't get any rest. Was it

him, and it hadn't occurred to her that he could tell what was going on with a single glance. She felt like she was going to suffocate from her exasperation. She clutched at her chest, wanting to say something to him. However, before she could, he'd

be late. However, Pearl had yet to catch up. He thought about getting out of the car to see what had happened to her. Before he could do anything, he heard her heels clicking against

to show up. He could tell from her red face that she’d run all the way here. When she got into the car, he said, "I'm sorry. I forgot that

on an understanding expression and said,

could sense her insinuation, but he didn’t want to think

Darius turned to look at

too good. Is it because you didn’t get any sleep last

and she held a hand to her chest, forcing herself to stop thinking. "No, I'm fine. I’ll just

anything else

the students were starting to arrive. The

but he didn't allow it to bother him. He reached out to put a hand on Pearl's shoulder, lightly nudging her to wake her