The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 228

Darius’ ears perked up, and he realized he could hear several cars coming from a distance. His expression immediately turned icy. "I think I know why she's doing this."

Erin looked at him blankly.

He sucked in a deep breath, then said, "Because the Gillette family will be here in ten minutes, at most."

Erin and Alicia both frowned. They quickly got to their feet and hurried to stand before him, wanting to shield him with their bodies. They ended up standing shoulder to shoulder.

Darius lowered his head and looked at them with a smile on his face." There’s no need for you two to be so nervous. It won't solve the problem. If anything, it's just going to increase the time I need to spend on resolving this."

The two women shared a look, but neither of them said anything since this was only their first meeting. Then, they averted their gazes and breathed deeply. As they fell deep into their thoughts, Darius stretched his neck.

"Honestly, there's nothing to worry about. The person behind this hotel is the Gillette family's dog, and they're not going to allow anyone to bully their dog. Now that we have 10 percent of this hotel’s shares, it means that we have power over them. This will help hold the Gillette family back a little.

It doesn't mean much, but for the sake of their ego, the Gillette family won't give up on their dog. Unless, of course, Wilson Gillette is as generous as I am and willing to pay a high price for his dog. I doubt that'll happen, though." He shrugged, then leaned against a table nearby. "So, if I were you, I'd continue doing what I did before this."

As Erin listened to him speak, her earlier nervousness dissipated, and she quickly calmed down. She turned to him and bowed her head slightly, saying, "I’m sorry, sir. I lost control of myself earlier, but I'm fine now."

Then, she walked back over to her laptop and started typing again.

Darius looked at Alicia, who still stood before him. "Lyon's the most useless person I've ever met. He doesn't come from a wealthy family, nor does he have any talent. In fact, he doesn't even have friends. So, you can go ahead and do whatever you want."

Alicia's eyes widened. "Mr. Reid, how'd you know I wanted to do something?"

He said, "I don't think you should be asking me questions, not with your identity."

She felt like a bucket of ice water had been poured over her. However, she quickly recovered and calmed down, then bowed her head.

"I'm sorry, sir. I'll ensure everyone knows that you're the boss from now on."

Now, this was what Darius wanted to hear. He nodded, then looked at Samantha, who was still on the floor. "Samantha, you can stop that now. The person you're waiting for isn't here yet, and perhaps he won't be coming at all."

Her eyes widened, and she wept silently. Then, she shook her head vigorously and cried, "He'll definitely be here! He promised me!" Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.

"Well, maybe Hank Gillette's soul is here right now." Darius looked up at the sky. "Look, maybe he's hanging around here somewhere, looking down at you! But if you want him to appear before you, I'm sorry that it's not possible because he's dead. He died a long time ago."

Samantha shot to her feet, glaring at him with bloodshot eyes. "What the hell are you talking about? That's impossible! Hank's always been powerful and has an enlightened martial artist protecting him. How could a pauper like you, who can only afford to wear rags, have anything to do with him?" Darius looked at his clothes and smiled disdainfully. "Cut the crap. If I were you, I'd bethinking of ways to escape instead of continuing to offend me."

Samantha's expression turned murderous. She forced out through gritted teeth, "Do you know what you're saying? What do you think you can do to me? I'm this hotel's lobby manager! All the security guards have to listen to my orders! They should be protecting me. That's their duty."

Darius sighed. "I've lost all my patience. I already told you that I didn’t like what you were doing, and if you continue like this, there's no way we'll be able to hold a civilized conversation. I can guarantee that there'll be a repeat of what happened earlier."

Samantha fell silent. She didn't dare to make a sound because she knew that Darius could turn his threat into reality. She sat down and looked out the window resolutely, obviously insisting on waiting for Hank to show up.

Darius saw through her right away, but he didn't say anything. He merely walked over to Alicia, who was standing at the entrance, looking mad. He reached out to put a hand on her shoulder. "You don't look too happy. Didn't you manage to resolve the issue?"

Alicia looked at him and shook her head. "No, I've already taken care of Lyon. He's lying in the corner of the courtyard now."