The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

Chapter 303

Darius seemed very composed and did not even open his eyes while he nodded. Then, he opened his eyes, saying, "I've considered the possibility of this."

He rested his arm against the car window, fists curling as he continued wearily, "Given Austin's age, he wouldn't have the guts to behave this way if he didn't have someone influential supporting him. Not to mention, he could never afford such an expensive sports car."

His deduction garnered a sharp inhale from Erin.

"Judging from his looks, someone must've told him about his relationship with William not long ago while spoiling him rotten to gain his trust. When I got close to him earlier, I noticed he had sunburn marks on his body and calloused hands-something only manual laborers develop," said Darius. He leaned further into the car seat, his eyes narrowing. "That person must've lied to Austin. Also, I bet said person owns some of Anderson Group shares. Otherwise, Austin wouldn't have believed them."

'Try investigating from this angle,” Darius eventually said while massaging the back of his neck. Without waiting for Erin's response, he immediately grabbed the door handle and alighted the car.

Outside, Austin had lost all hope, thinking Darius would not give him another chance to explain himself. Yet, as he shut his eyes in preparation for death, he suddenly heard the car door opening.

His eyes shot open while he whipped his head toward the sound; true enough, Darius was walking toward him. Hope reignited in his eyes after seeing that.

No one expected Darius to step out of the car-not even Edward. Seeing the former approach, Edward halted and turned to look at Darius. He greeted with the utmost politeness, "Mr. Reid."

approaching Austin, he went

background. He also knew Darius was not

while his body stiffened, his eyes quickly darting toward

more fearful than ever by his mere existence. Thus,

fear, sparking curiosity in him instead. His eyes widened as he looked up at Darius at once. Although he wanted to know why Darius asked that, he refrained

my dad treats me

the entire time. He noticed the increasing suspicion and alertness in the latter's eyes, which made him recall the email he had received much earlier; it was from an official department in

information on William. A long while had

pleasant surprise for him. Not to mention, the email included detailed descriptions of William's every action while in jail. That far

clarified William's relationships with

instance, they explained how Maurice came to be William's nephew; Maurice appeared at an orphanage's gates a month ago. He then lived there until

refused to acknowledge Maurice as their family member. That was why

was essentially the same as what Darius previously learned; William had many affairs that led to several unofficial families. Some of his mistresses and children knew of his identity,

Kate-Maurice was one of those five, but someone had switched him

hesitated whether to name the young Austin or his legitimate daughter, Kate, as his heir. Sadly, before he could decide between them, he got arrested while rushing to Elizabeth's