THE CONSORTIUM’S HEIR BY BENJAMIN CHAPTER 177

Erin had stepped out of the car the moment Zack showed up. When she saw Darius walk toward the car, she hurriedly said, “Mr. Reid, I think I’m needed at the company.”

Darius nodded. “That’s fine. I can drive, and I’m definitely safe on my own.” He got into the driver’s seat and stretched an arm out, resting it against the window. He closed his eyes and let out a deep breath before driving off.

Erin remained rooted to the spot, only moving when he was out of her sight. When she turned around, she was greeted by the sight of a face, which frightened her. She backed away, slapping a hand over her mouth to ensure she wouldn’t make a sound. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Zack touched his face, feeling a little exasperated. He walked toward her, saying, “I know you’re madly in love with Mr. Reid, and my face can’t compare to his, but it’s not bad enough to terrorize you like that, is it?”

Erin had already calmed down. She rolled her eyes at him and said, “I have plenty of work to do. Also, I’m not in love with Mr. Reid; I just admire him.” She turned and hurried away.

Zack watched her leave and smiled:

At the same time, Darius was counting the seconds. He needed to make a trip to Almiron City, which would take him at least an hour by flight.

It wasn’t a trip that could be completed in a short period of time, so he needed to check in on the operations and finances of all the companies under Reid Consortium before he left.

However, before doing any of this, he had to return to Dragon Estate to change into something appropriate. Only then could he carry out his plan.

There was also something else he was worried about. The last time he’d been to Dragon

Estate was when that despicable martial guy trashed his apartment, which was a long time ago. He wondered whether everything had been repaired by now.

One and a half hours later, when he arrived at Dragon Estate, he knew he’d been worried over nothing. The moment the security guard saw him, he gave him a concise report on everything that had happened since.

“Mr. Reid, I’m so glad to see you again. It’s been a while since you came back here, and your apartment’s been restored to be exactly the same as before. The key is with the manager, and he’s personally held on to it all this time.”

Darius nodded. He remembered the manager, Elle. He drove up to the main entrance, and all eyes were on him when he stepped into the building. This didn’t bother him, and neither did their whispers.

“Is he the owner of all those cars? He’s so young. Why hasn’t anyone ever heard of him?”

“That just goes to show how much richer he is than we are. He’s not someone we can gossip about.” The receptionist was excited to see him. “Mr. Reid, it’s been a while!

Would you like to return to your apartment right now?”

He nodded. “Yes.”

The receptionist made a small, elegant bow in his direction, putting him in a good mood.

In truth, the receptionist was the one in a good mood. Her manager, Elle, had been extremely busy lately because she didn’t know where Darius was. Though she knew the

Reid family would ensure his safety, she still couldn’t help but worry.

That was why she’d suddenly become overly strict with her staff, and they were exhausted. Now that Darius was back, it would definitely put Elle in a good mood. This meant that their torment would finally be over!

At this moment, Elle was seated at her desk. She was holding a document, but it was the wrong way up. Situations like this had often happened since the officials brought Darius away. She wanted to call the Reid family to find out what was happening, but it would make her seem rude.

She picked up her phone and put it back down again—an action she’d repeated countless times. The moment she put the phone down, it rang, infuriating her. She put it on speaker and screeched, “What’s going on?”

Though this had often happened lately, the receptionist still dropped the phone fearfully.

It clattered to the floor. This made Elle even angrier, and it showed in her tone. “If you continue to be this careless, you’ll be fired! The residents here are all affluent people, and you can’t afford to scare any of them!”

The receptionist paled. She glanced in Darius‘ direction, her lips trembling. She couldn’t bring herself to say a word.

Darius stretched out an arm. When he saw that he’d already been standing there for two minutes while someone threw a tantrum, he frowned. He bent down to pick up the phone, then said with a hint of impatience, “I need my apartment key.”

When Elle heard his voice, she felt her heart start to race. He was back! Mr. Reid was back!

Her professionalism kept her from letting out a yelp of joy, though. Her voice returned to being steady and clear as she said, “Mr. Reid, it’s been a while. At most, I’ll only need a minute to appear before

you.”

“Okay” Darius‘ deep baritone rang out on the other end of the line. Elle hung up and ran out of her office as quickly as possible.

Darius put the phone down, then turned to look at the ashen receptionist. He said,

“There’s no need to be like this since you didn’t do anything wrong. Elle’s a good manager, and she won’t really fire you. She was just in a bad mood.”

The receptionist tried to force out a smile, but it wasn’t convincing in the least.

Darius knew she didn’t believe him, but he didn’t take it to heart. He merely glanced at his watch. With five seconds left on the clock, he heard the sound of someone else approaching.

He looked in Elle’s direction and saw her staring at him, her eyes practically glowing.

An ugly look crept onto his face. He didn’t like it when women looked at him like that. He was about to say something when she approached him and respectfully presented the key with both hands.