The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

Chapter 97

Darius had just finished meeting with the top executives of Century Enterprises, a top company in Eden

city which was under the Reid consortium when his phone rang 4

He checked the caller ID and saw that it was an unknown number However, he decided to answer the

phone call

“Hello.” Darius said as he answered the call.

There was a brief moment of silence before the caller spoke up.

“Hello Is this Darius Reid?” the caller asked.

Darius was taken aback when he heard the caller’s voice

The caller was definitely a lady

This situation piqued Darius interest. He could feel like he had heard the caller’s voice before, but

couldn’t place where it was

“Yes, I am Darius Reid.” Darius answered

There was another brief moment of silence When the caller didn’t speak up for a few seconds, Darius

couldn’t help but break the uncomfortable silence

“Who is this and how I may help you?” Darius asked. There was a tinge of slight impatience in his voice

as he asked,

Albeit he was curious about the caller’s identity, he was too busy to care too much about it There were

still other enterprises and business companies he had to visit He simply didn’t have the time to spare

on this unexpected phone call

“Please pardon me. I am Pearl Chamberlain.” Pearl spoke up after hearing Darius’ impatient tone

‘Pearl Chamberlain? Darius thought inwardly No wonder the voice sounded so familiar It turned out that

the caller was none other than the third ranked beauty in Kingston University

Yet, there was a confused expression on his face.

“Why is she calling me? Darius asked himself

He was genuinely confused at that moment. He made sure that Zack was the one who called the

Chamberlains and handled the matter between them and the Gillette Group

The reason he did so was because he didn’t want the attention that came with him handling the issue

personally. It was better if Zack handled the matter That way, he would have time to focus on other

matters

Besides, he and Pearl were not on the best of terms now. He expected her to be furious after the turn

of events at the charity gala. So, why was she calling him now?

While he was still contemplating the reason for Pearl’s call, Pearl spoke up.

“Be honest with me Are you the founder and chairman of West Atlantics Int’l? Pearl asked

straightforwardly.

Her heart was beating rapidly at this moment. This was a very crucial question for her She was both

anxious and nervous to hear Darius’ answer

Darius was very surprised at Pearl’s question.

It was incredibly shocking and came out of the blue This wasn’t what he was expecting at all

He was also curious as to how she suddenly linked his identity with the chairman of West Atlantics Int’l

He made sure to remove most of his information from the internet, therefore it was incredibly difficult to

link him to the chairman of West Atlantics Int’l

“Please don’t lie to me Be truthful Pearl requested softly

Darius let out a helpless sigh at that

“Yes. I am the chairman of West Atlantics Int’l “Darius answered truthfully

He had no qualms about being found out by Pearl After all, it was a widely known around the university

that he was no longer a pauper There were even some rumors about him being from a super rich

family. and that he had been hiding his identity all along Therefore, even if they discovered that he had

a company. It wouldn’t be too shocking

Pearl was reeling with shock at this discovery

Even though she expected him to be the chairman of West Atlantics Int’l all along, it still came as a

shock to her

If Darius was the chairman of West Atlantics Int’l, this meant that he was able to spend $100 million so

casually

It was simply ludicrous!

How old was he?

He should be slightly older than her, which meant he was still in twenties!

What kind of background did he have to spend that much money so easily?

She blushed scarlet red in embarrassment when she remembered slapping Darius a few weeks before

Darius was clearly above her in terms of wealth and was clearly her family’s benefactor, yet she had

slapped him if Darius was a person who kept grudges, he would have chosen to ignore her when she

needed help

She let out a sigh of relief, as she had nearly chased away her benefactor with her harsh response that

day At the same time, a weird feeling started formulating in her heart

Thank you very much for helping my family, and I’m sorry for my actions earlier.” Pearl apologized

sincerely

“It’s nothing I helped your family because they deserved my help Besides, the Gillette Group needs to

be held accountable for their actions.” Darius said indifferently

“No, it’s not enough to thank you over the phone Allow me to buy you a meal “Pearl suggested strongly

Darius instantly turned down her offer. He had previously agreed to meet Helen for dinner; therefore he

didn’t have the option of dining with Pearl

Before Pearl could persuade him to accept her offer, he waived her off and hung up the phone

Pearl stared at her phone, stunned, before smiling bitterly. She hadn’t expected Darius to flatly refuse

her offer to buy him dinner She had no idea what to make of it

Nevertheless, no matter what happened, Darius was the one who saved her family. Since she couldn’t

meet with him now, she would patiently until school resumed She would then be able to express

her gratitude