The Consortium's Heir novel Chapter 266

Chapter 266

Wilson's eyes trembled so much that they were about to pop out of their sockets.

Facing off against Darius left him intensely frightened.His voice became hoarse as he asked, "W-What are you trying to accomplish? I never invited you to tonight’s banquet—"

"That's enough!" Darius interrupted loudly.

"I’ve been more than patient with you.I can investigate how that invite appeared in my room and who delivered it to me.What I never expected was someone would use such immature tricks against me.Then again, perhaps you thought that making me show up with a fake invite to this banquet would embarrass me. Is that it?"

Wilson’s eyes grew dim with fear.It shocked him to learn Darius did not care about getting humiliated.

Because of that, he never got to say the smug words he had prepared beforehand.

All he could do was quiver on the ground like frightened prey.

At that moment, Darius raised his chin while placing his foot on Wilson's shoulder.

"I sense another potent presence in this villa— it’s from an enlightened martial artist."

That made Wilson pale.He could not deny the statement as it was the truth.

Yet, at the same time, he could not reveal any more information to Darius; the martial artist Darius mentioned made sure Wilson was powerless from the start.

Wilson was in his study one day when the martial artist snuck in and strangled him, ordering him to deliver an invite to Darius.

That was all the martial artist said—he wanted Darius to be at Wilson's banquet.

At the time, none of Wilson’s bodyguards could get to the study on time, so Wilson had no choice but to agree.

Recalling that incident, Wilson suddenly noticed the similarities between the martial artist and Darius.His eyes became rounder and glossier as he asked, "What is your relationship with that person?"

He flipped from being on his back to kneeling and pressing his forehead into the ground.He cried, "I-I’m so sorry! I made a grave mistake, and I realize it now.You’re both skilled fighters, but I have nothing to do with your feud—I never once thought about harming you! Of course, I never planned to attack him, either.However, he tracked me down and threatened to hurt me if I didn’t do as he said.I couldn’t let that happen!"

While speaking, he looked up with teary eyes at Darius.

Even so, Darius examined the former’s eyes in detail and found no fear.

He placed his hands behind his back while scrunching up his nose, sneering, "You don’t have to put on this act of pity before me.Before I arrived in Almiron City, I learned all about how you made the Gillette family name so successful.That only happened because you received financial backing from Dream Investment Group during your most challenging juncture.You then sought external financing by listing your company on the stock market.That’s what led to the elite status of your family today.You’ve cooperated with Dream Investment Group for a long time, so the enlightened martial artist standing in your villa is also someone I’m very familiar with—because I was once his disciple.The people we’ve encountered thus far are all associated with the mysterious person behind Dream Investment Group.This mysterious figure always has a hand in Dream Investment’s every investment project."

He had spoken calmly, but his every word took the people at the scene aback.

After all, he was revealing the Gillette family’s top secrets.

One could even say that no one else, apart from Wilson, knew these secrets.

Yet, Darius had disclosed it all before strangers in that instant.

Wilson shut his eyes, sighing deeply on the ground as he knew his mission had failed; Dream Investment Group would not react kindly to his failure.