The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 248

Darius looked down at his watch before calmly stating, "The banquet will start in four hours.We don’t have time to waste on this man anymore.According to what he said, the hotel's security must be on the way.We’ll let them decide who to trust when they get here."

Erin nodded, then clapped.

The staff waiting outside the hotel room holding trays soon entered the room.

They stood uniformly before Darius, slightly bowing so that Darius could see what was in their trays.

Bilgi was about to yell at them but clamped his lips shut once he saw the staff’s behavior.

He knew the staff’s treatment toward Darius was out of his reach, even with his current wealth.

That notion peaked when he saw what was on the staff's trays.

His jaw fell open, rendering him flabbergasted. Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.

Meanwhile, Darius’ attention was on the trays.

Erin also focused on the trays, while only Bridget spared some of her focus on Bilgi.

"Mr.Reid, here are the clothes, a necktie, a belt, and other accessories you’ll need for tonight’s banquet,"

Erin stated while pointing at all the trays down the line in respective order.

When she arrived at the second last tray, she reached ahead and pulled out a fountain pen from the red velvety cloth.

"Mr.Reid, this is a fountain pen, and I'll keep it with me.I’ll be by your side at all times should you successfully negotiate a contract tonight."

Darius quirked a brow, asking, "Is it common in Almiron City to negotiate contracts at such banquets?"

"Yes, Mr.Reid."

Erin nodded with a smile.

"According to the information I have gathered, such contracts exist as many people, who are looking for investors, often bring contracts when attending banquets."

Darius nodded, leaned into the couch, then shifted his gaze onto the last tray without speaking.

With just one look at his countenance, Erin knew she should introduce the final item.

She approached the tray, maintaining her formal posture while explaining, "Mr.Reid, in this final tray is the car you’ll drive."

She lifted a car key from the tray, placed it into her palm, and presented it to Darius.

"It's a Bugatti, similar to your previous car.Unfortunately, because of time constraints, we couldn’t modify it according to your preferences."

Darius took the car keys from her, replying, "This car is enough.I believe that, here in Almiron City, apart from the Gillette family -"

He did not finish speaking as he suddenly detected a gust of wind charging from beside him.

As a result, his arm shot forward to grab Erin, leading her behind him.He then retracted his arm and placed them on his legs, sandwiching the car keys between his palms and his knee.

The spot where he swung his arm was where someone fell to the ground.

Subsequently, Darius placed his foot right above the person’s chest.He did not waste a second in interrogating, "Bilgi, I’d like to know what you’re trying to do now."

Bilgi’s eyes widened, but he could not turn his head to glare at Darius as the latter stepped on his shoulder.

All he could do was stay immobile on the ground.

That predicament left a bitter taste in his mouth, so he thundered, "Darius, you must've lost your mind! If you continue acting this way, I promise you'll have hell to pay when the security guards get here— argh!"

His pained cries reverberated throughout every corner of the hotel just then.

On the other hand, Darius remained stoic as he exerted more force through his feet.

Only after the Bilgi's cries ended did Darius speak up.

"If I were you, I wouldn’t make such threats because they could get you in big trouble."

"There's no way! Someone like you could never be rich! I won't believe it.Hand over those car keys now.I'll confirm if it’s a fake!"

Bilgi growled, his arms thrashing around.

Despite his loud voice, no one in the room responded to him.novel ebook What felt like forever passed before Darius’ chuckles rumbled in the room.

Immediately after, aloud thud sounded, jolting Bilgi.

He looked up and saw Darius dangling the car keys before him.

The distance between him and the keys was less than an inch, enough to ensure he could never reach for them.

Even so, Bilgi could see and tell the key was a brand new, original key issued by Bugatti.

All the energy drained from his body, causing him to go limp and pale.

He could not accept it.

Images of Darius filled his mind, and he began to tremble.

That piqued Darius’ curiosity, so he asked, "I see you’re starting to be afraid.

Why is that? What on earth could make you this frightened? Is it my wealth?"

Bilgi could no longer utter a complete sentence by then.

"D-D-D-Darius R-Reid! You own Reid Consortium!" he eventually willed himself to say.

Toward the end, his voice sounded like nails on a chalkboard.

That made Darius’ ears ache.He sighed deeply, anger seeping from his every pore.

Still, his voice remained neutral as he replied, "I’m surprised you managed to find out about it.But sadly, it’s too late."

On the ground, Bilgi’s mind was spinning in circles from the sudden revelation.

He knew the Reid family protected their kin and had foul tempers, so he was unsure if he could leave the hotel alive now that he had offended a Reid family member.

However, judging from Darius’ current reaction, Bilgi felt the chances he could leave alive were slim.

Thus, he thought, "I have to calm down and think of something."

That was when he noticed Kate’s shoes moving across the room.