The Consortium's Heir novel Chapter 274

Chapter 274

That ticked Benji off entirely. He picked up the bat again, hoping to strike Darius down. This time, things still did not go as he wanted because Kate ran over to defend Darius.

Kate extended both arms in front, gripping Benji's bat tightly and stopping it from lowering further. A reddish tinge seeped into the whites of her eyes and to her cheeks.

"Uncle Benji, would you rather believe the guys who released this video instead of me? Don’t you know those people framed me to get my dad's wealth? Isn't it too convenient that they uploaded this video now when my dad is missing? They're the ones benefitting the most from this situation- not me and Darius!"

Benji’s face warped, still cautious but slightly convinced, so he retracted his bat.

Feeling things click into place, Darius raised a brow while examining the onlookers behind him. They had been standing around for some time but did not speak. Because of that, Darius assumed they were security guards or other staff members hired for the banquet earlier.

If he had not looked at them now, he would have never noticed how their eyes gleamed with greed at the scene.

That revealed their motives to Darius, and he also realized how Kate ended up in his hotel room. Even so, he decided to watch things unfold, not voicing his realizations.

Meanwhile, the onlookers were initially nervous since they knew Darius could get them in trouble, as he was not actually poor.

Yet, their anxiety diminished now that other wealthy figures had sought out their help to destroy Darius.

At that moment, Benji's silence toward Darius kept them on their toes.

"Uncle Benji, you're a grown man, so you should know better than to trust those slanderers!" Kate snapped.

At that point, Benji remained unmoving. His lips pursed into a thin line as he examined Darius once more. Only this time, his attention was not on Darius' face but on his clothes. A frown marred Benji's face upon realizing he had never seen nor heard of the brands Darius wore.

"There are only two explanations for this,” Benji thought, "Firstly, Darius’ clothes, including his shoes, are custom pieces from a clothing brand. The likelihood of that is low, though, because one would need a lot of money to achieve that. Not to mention, someone that wealthy would never take public transport. Such people have private jets, after all. That brings us to the second possible reason-these clothes are from substandard establishments where the poor shop.”

He let out a long exhale at that thought. Thinking he was now calm and his mind was clear, he locked eyes with Darius while raising his bat again. He then thundered frostily,

"You're an intelligent man-hiding behind my niece without saying anything. You didn't even respond to a word I said. That almost made me believe my niece's words. Sadly, you shouldn't have taken a public flight to get close to her."