Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Consortium's Heir : Kabanata 281 - Kabanata 290

Leah’s voice wasfirm, and her eyes were confident.Kate took a deepbreath, clenched her fists, and started to tremble. As time passed, hertrembling grew worse.Benji wasn’t muchbetter off, but he took a deep breath to calm himself down. Then, he placed ahand on Kate’s shoulder and said, “There’s no need to get mad over the thingsshe said. She grew up withher mother and was educated the same way. Trust me—I may not be the brightest,but I’m definitely the best at telling right from wrong among everyonepresent.”Kate could tellhe was trying his best to comfort her, but she could sense that he wasn’t doingtoo well himself. She took a deep breath to calm herself, then turned to lookat Darius with reddened eyes. “I think youhelped me to make the correct decision.” Then, she looked away.Calypso had alreadyrecovered from her earlier embarrassment. At Kate’s words, she shot to her feetand dashed over to Darius, grabbing him by the collar again. “It looks likeWilliam’s disap

##He was caughtup in his shock at Calypso’s words. He opened his mouth a few times to saysomething but failed. It only made Calypso angrier. She panted loudly andturned away from him, her gaze landing on Darius.Suddenly, shesmiled, making a chill run down the spines of everyone present. This didn’tinclude Darius, of course. He stood there with his hands in his pockets,looking exactly the same as normal.This surprisedCalypso. She walked over to him, wanting to touch his face. However, she’d onlystarted reaching out when he grabbed her wrist. Then, a sharp pain shot throughher arm. This was completely out of her expectations.Her face twistedwith pain. Darius looked at her, his face devoid of emotion and his voice calm.“It’s been a while since I last came across someone with such nerve. Let me tryto recall how the last person died.” He looked at hermildly, but it made her shudder. Despite this, she didn’t look away from him.Her hatred was obvious, and she didn’t back do

He smiled. “Ah,it’s you. I remember that you were expelled because of your bad record. Also,the university tested you psychologically and determined that you had a highpropensity for violence.” As Darius spoke,he pulled his hands out of his pocket and allowed them to rest by his side.Though he didn’t think Holt was a threat, there was no denying that Holt couldlaunch a sudden attack on any of the people present.Holt looked atDarius and laughed mockingly. He rolled his sleeves up and cracked his knuckles.“It looks likethe beatings you received back in university didn’t leave much of an impressionon you. You don’t seem to remember what we rich people are capable of, but Isuppose they’re the ones to be blamed for not being able to teach you a lesson.It’s okay—I’ll teach you a lesson on their behalf.” He turned to face Darius.At his words,Calypso couldn't hold herself back anymore. This was mostly due to herstupidity—earlier, she’d suspected Darius was a wealthy person! H

Darius knew thathe was just in a rush to leave so that he could investigate him, so he didn’tkeep him waiting. He said calmly, “You can leave if you want to, but there’s aprice to pay.”His calmness madeHolt doubt himself more. However, he didn’t want to ruin his credibility bychanging his attitude again, so he met Darius’ gaze, forcing himself to remaincalm. Before he verified Darius’ identity, he could only treat him as an equal.“Name it—I’llgive it to you as long as it’s something I can afford.”“Kate.” This wasDarius’ response. Holt wasmomentarily shocked by this, but he soon smiled and waved a hand. “Your wish ismy 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 sawDarius wave a hand and say, “Get this straight—everything I said to you earlierhas a time limit. If you’re still standing there when I change my mind, you’llhave to ho

Benji thoughtthat Darius would at least consider it. To his disappointment, Darius shook hishead firmly. “I might have a slightly better impression of you now, but it’snot enough to stop me from going after someone who has repeatedly tried to harmme.”His face and tonewere devoid of emotion, making it clear to everyone that Benji’s wish wouldnever come true. Benji paled. He put his hands on his knees, seemingly wantingto get to his feet, but he failed.Calypso stoodnearby, watching them. She didn’t expect Benji to go this far for her,especially when he usually acted like he couldn’t care less about her. Herheart skipped a beat, and she placed a hand on her chest as she walked towardhim.The moment shestarted moving, Darius heard her footsteps. He frowned deeply and turned tolook at her with dissatisfaction, but he didn’t stop her. She stopped beforeBenji and looked down at him.All Benji knewwas that a pair of expensive-looking heels had appeared within his line ofsigh