The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

Chapter 274

Chapter 274

That ticked Benji off entirely. He picked up the bat again, hoping to strike Darius down. This time, things still did not go as he wanted because Kate ran over to defend Darius.

Kate extended both arms in front, gripping Benji's bat tightly and stopping it from lowering further. A reddish tinge seeped into the whites of her eyes and to her cheeks.

"Uncle Benji, would you rather believe the guys who released this video instead of me? Don’t you know those people framed me to get my dad's wealth? Isn't it too convenient that they uploaded this video now when my dad is missing? They're the ones benefitting the most from this situation- not me and Darius!"

Benji’s face warped, still cautious but slightly convinced, so he retracted his bat.

Feeling things click into place, Darius raised a brow while examining the onlookers behind him. They had been standing around for some time but did not speak. Because of that, Darius assumed they were security guards or other staff members hired for the banquet earlier.

If he had not looked at them now, he would have never noticed how their eyes gleamed with greed at the scene.

That revealed their motives to Darius, and he also realized how Kate ended up in his hotel room. Even so, he decided to watch things unfold, not voicing his realizations.

not actually poor. Yet, their anxiety

that moment, Benji's silence toward Darius kept them on

man, so you should know better than to trust those slanderers!" Kate

time, his attention was not on Darius' face but on his clothes.

of that is low, though, because one would need a lot of money to achieve that. Not to mention, someone that wealthy would never take public transport. Such people have

out a long exhale at that thought. Thinking he was now calm and his mind was clear, he locked eyes with Darius while

behind my niece without saying anything. You didn't even respond to a word I said. That almost made me believe my niece's words. Sadly,

Darius down like the latter were a criminal. He placed a hand in his pocket while shaking his

doubt that your abilities can get you far in this world. Sadly, you’ve disappointed me by choosing the easy way out-tricking girls who seem wealthy and naive

party to arrive at such a bizarre conclusion after interrogating him for so long.

stood here long enough and given you plenty of my patience. You've made your opinions of me crystal clear, so please leave now. You're currently trespassing on my

he was with the conversation. Although that was not how he truly felt, he wanted to quickly and

there's nothing more you have to say to

his face, but he remained deathly still

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