The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

Chapter 188

By the time Darius realized they'd been circled, the men had already gotten out of the cars, and Hank

was in the lead. He had to be held up by people on both sides to stand. There was dried blood on his

face, and his eyes were red with fury.

This was Erin's second time encountering something like this, and she wasn’t as nervous as the first

time. Her breathing sped up, but she quickly calmed down. She turned to look at Darius. "Mr. Reid,

what should we do now?"

Darius pressed his fingers to his temple. Hank was the stupidest guy he'd ever met and was a waste of

space. So, when he put down his hand and opened his eyes, all one could see was his frosty gaze.

Erin knew the frostiness wasn't directed at her, but she still shuddered. When Darius spoke, it made

her tremble even more. He paused and looked at her but quickly averted his gaze. "You only need to

do two things right now. Firstly, inform the university that I’ll be gone for a month. Secondly, get me a

ticket to Almiron City."

Erin started to frown when he said he would be away for a month. She didn't think it was wise, but she

had no right to object. She nodded and pulled her phone out.

The people outside the car saw her actions and thought she was calling for backup. They couldn’t just

stand by and watch that happen, so they reached out to open the car door. Unfortunately, they failed.

Erin let out a yelp at their actions and dropped her phone.

Darius could see how nervous she was, so he stretched and opened the door. At the same time, he

said, "Don’t worry. They won't be able to open the doors or come in here. Even if they manage to do

that, they won’t be able to harm you." After that, he got out of the car without letting her say anything.

She took a deep breath and bent down to pick her phone up when she heard the door shut. She

started making the calls.

Darius stretched his neck and arms outside the car before he looked at Hank. He said disdainfully,

"This is the second time something like this has happened to me in recent times. I didn't bother keeping

things under wraps, so you should've already found out what happened."

Hank widened his eyes. "What are you talking about?"

In comparison, Darius didn't allow his surprise to show. He looked as calm as usual, but he was

secretly shocked by how useless Hank was. As the heir to one of the largest corporations in the

country, he hadn't even bothered to do his research before acting. Then again, this was a good thing

for Darius.

He put his hands in his pockets and looked at Hank again. 'The last person to do this to me is already

dead. I'm sure that's not the result you want, but if you continue like this, I don't mind helping you attain

your wish."

Hank gulped and tried to look Darius in the eye. The hatred in his gaze was blatant, but he couldn’t

help trembling. Darius knew Hank was scared because of what he’d just said, but he didn't seem to

believe him. So, he decided to stick to his original plan.

He sighed and pulled his sleeve up to reveal his watch. He glanced at it and said, "I’m on a tight

schedule, so maybe I'll just give you an idea of who I am right now. We'll soon see each other again in

Almiron City. We might even catch the same flight."

Hank's fear dissipated at his words. He put his hands on his hips and threw his head back in laughter.

"Are you threatening me? You have no idea how average you look! I can't bring myself to believe that

you can actually do anything to me. Also, your words have just confirmed my suspicion that you're

lying. If you can really show your face in Almiron City, I’ll sweep everything that happened today under

the rug."

Darius' gaze was contemptuous. "I always knew that you weren't too bright, but I never expected you to

be this dumb. There’s no guarantee that you'll be able to return to Almiron City unscathed, but you're

already thinking about what you will do once you get back." He decided not to waste any more time on

such an idiot.

He raised his hands and tried to summon the warm energy he'd felt in his abdomen. He sensed a bolt

of power being released through his palm, and his gut told him that was the energy. Sure enough, he

was right. The people standing opposite him were quickly sent flying by the burst of energy. They were

lifted off the ground and hurtled away, finally landing on the ground without so much as a sound.

Darius looked at his palms. He'd expected the energy to be powerful, but he didn't know that it would

allow him to send someone standing two yards away flying without even taking a single step. Based on

his estimations, those people had been flung about ten yards back and were now lying on their backs.

They looked half-dead.

This wasn't the result he wanted. He didn't want to injure them that badly, but it didn't really matter to

him. However, he felt that he probably had to refine his energy. It was the only way he could become a

more powerful version of himself.

Hank gaped at him. He didn't expect Darius to be this powerful; he couldn't accept it. In his mind, he

and Darius were probably equal regarding their wealth or any other aspect. Even in the detention

center, he'd only thought that Darius was slightly stronger than him and that his bodyguards couldn't

fight back because he'd been in Darius' hands.

It had never occurred to him that things had turned out the way they had because of how powerful

Darius really was.