The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

Chapter 287

Darius knew that he was just in a rush to leave so that he could investigate him, so he didn't keep him waiting. He said calmly, "You can leave if you want to, but there’s a price to pay"

His calmness made Holt doubt himself more. However, he didn’t want to ruin his credibility by changing his attitude again, so he met Darius' gaze, forcing himself to remain calm. Before he verified Darius' identity, he could only treat him as an equal.

“Name it—I'll give it to you as long as it's something I can afford."

"Kate." This was Darius' response.

Holt was momentarily shocked by this, but he soon smiled and waved a hand. "Your wish is my command." He watched Darius closely, wanting to see his joyous expression. To his disappointment, Darius's face remained devoid of emotion. Holt gulped, planning his next move.

Then, he saw Darius wave a hand and say, "Get this straight- everything I said to you earlier has a time limit. If you're still standing there when I change my mind, you'll have to hold up your end of the bargain, but I won’t allow you to leave anymore."

and left without looking back. He'd brought plenty of men with him, and none of them had expected things to turn out like this. They

he stretched his neck and frowned. "It seems that you guys don't seem to trust your boss much.

he turned to look

a fool of herself earlier, and her shrill voice had hurt his ears time and time again. Darius was about

but he was wrong. Benji said seriously, "Now that Holt's gone, we can continue with our earlier

me to blame you for all the

that's exactly how things were. I watched her grow up, so I should be held accountable for everything she does correctly and wrongly. Also, she hasn't had many friends growing up, nor has she been exposed to much. She still has plenty of room to grow, and I'm sure she’ll make many mistakes in this process. I can’t watch over her

at the villa's entrance, listening to their conversation. Tears rolled down her face; she cried for both Darius and Benji. She wanted to leave

time, she decided to try something different. She was on

they weren't near the entrance. He concentrated on the computer before him, wanting to finish up the agreement on the stock rights transfer before Darius returned. That way, he could leave this

face Darius a second longer than necessary. Also, he

around to see that Kate was no longer standing by the window. He had a bad feeling about this and hurried over to the window to see Kate scrambling to her feet