THE CONSORTIUM’S HEIR BY BENJAMIN JNR CHAPTER 47
Chapter 47Darius woke up later than usual the next day. It was expected as the charity gala had ended later than he expected. However Darius wasn‘t bothered. He was the person who donated the most at the charity gala as he spent a whooping sum of $4.1 million; therefore he was granted a one week leave by the University.Darius decided to visit some of the companies listed under the Reid Consortium after much delay. He spent the days before the charity gala reading through the documents his grandfather sent him regarding the Reid consortium. He hadn‘t gone because he had to take care of pressing needs and didn‘t have enough time, but now that he was given a week off by the university, he finally had enough time for himself.Darius had a quick shower and an exquisite breakfast. Since he was going to visit a company today he decided to dress officially. He wore a suit pants and shirt with equally high quality leather shoes before making his way to his private elevator. When he got to his garage he got into his Bugatti and drove off. After a few minutes, he arrived at the headquarters of Nix Inc., the company he planned on visiting first. Nix Inc. was the largest technology company in the country, with a lot of qualified employees working there. Every year they produced innovating and top electronic gadgets that cost a fortune to purchase. 1It was the number one choice for any person who was a computer geek to work in as they provided all the materials needed for them to improve their skills. Darius couldn‘t still believe that such a top company was now registered under his name with him holding 90% shares in the company. Darius came to a halt just outside the entrance to the Nix Inc. building. He parked his elegant sports car neatly before alighting from the vehicle.When the security guard saw Darius alighting from such an expensive looking car, he immediately knew that Darius was someone very important, therefore he made up his mind to treat him with the utmost respect he could offer. Darius walked confidently to the entrance where he saw the security guard stationed. When Darius was within talking range the security guard spoke up. “Good morning Sir. Welcome to Nix. Inc. May I see your identification card?” the guard asked politely.Darius put his hands inside his pocket and brought out a sleek leather wallet. He swiftly brought out a black and gold card and handed it to the security guard.The security guard collected it and checked it, however when he saw the ‘R‘ logo on the card, he trembled from shock!The black – gold card was given to Darius by Bruce a few days ago whenCcontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
he was studying the documents his grandfather sent him. He was told to use it as a means of identification whenever he visited any company and he would be granted entry, therefore Darius didn‘t know how much weight the card held.The card only contained his basic information therefore he thought it was just a normal identification card with the only difference being the color, so he was naturally stunned by the security guard‘s response when he gave him his identity card.The security guard had seen several of those types of identity cards before. He had seen the bronze, silver and even gold plated identity cards, which was the one the upper echelons of Nix Inc. used, but he had never seen a black – gold plated card!He looked at Darius once more, but this time there was reverence in his eyes. The black – gold card the man showed him proved that this man was a big shot, even more than the upper echelons in the company!The security guard instantly opened the huge glass doors, and allowed Darius entry into the Nix Inc. building. Darius nodded his head lightly as a sign of greeting and approval before making his way inside the building. The inside of the building was very busy with several office workers walking around attending to various tasks. When Darius stepped into the building, his appearance drew the attention of several office workers. They looked at him for a brief moment before going back to their work Darius didn‘t pay them any mind. Bruce had already called the upper echelons of the Nix Inc. company and informed that the new Head of the Reid consortium would be arriving and they should be await his arrival.A few minutes after Darius arrival, several high ranking people in the company came down to meet him. The attention that the people brought redirected their attention to Darius. This led to several gossips regarding their appearance. “Isn‘t that the Director of the Administrative department?”“It is! The General Manager of the Marketing department is also here!”“Wow! So many big shots!” “I wonder who they‘re here for.” They soon came to stop in front of Darius. They were shocked when they saw Darius. One of the people couldn‘t help but ask “Are you Darius Reid?”“Yes that’s me.” Darius answered confidently.Everyone sucked in a cold breath when they heard his response. When Bruce had informed them of the Head of the Reid consortium‘s arrival they expected a middle aged man just like Bruce. They didn‘t expect the Head to be someone so young! He looked like he was barely twenty! How could someone so young wield so much wealth and strength?! 1 Darius saw their looks of disbelief and smiled. It was understandable that they were shocked by his
age.Finally someone coughed loudly, snapping the others out of their thoughts. Even though the head was not what they expected, they still had to perform their duties.“Welcome to Nix Inc. Mr. Reid. Let us show you around.” The man who coughed earlier said.Darius nodded and let them show him around the company. Together, they showed Darius around various departments in the company.Darius was shocked again during the tour of the company. It was way above his expectations! It was no wonder that the company was the tenth wealthiest company in the world!Several minutes passed with them touring the company. Darius noticed that his guides were already tired from showing him around the company, so he decided to give them a rest. While they were resting, he decided to continue the tour by himself.He checked several other departments in the company. After a few minutes he noticed that he had gotten to a quiet part of the company. Afraid of getting lost in the huge company, he decided to turn back. He was just on his way back when he heard a loud shout behind him.He turned towards the sound and saw a figure running out of the office behind him. A few seconds after the figure ran out another person, a male, ran out of the office. The male grabbed the lady‘s arm and dragged her towards him roughly. “LET ME GO!” The lady yelled, thrashing about wildly at the male figure. Angered, the male raised his hand and was about to bring it down on the lady‘s cheeks when a cold voice stopped him short. “What‘s going on here?”
Darius woke up later than usual the next day. It was expected as the charity gala had ended later than he expected. However Darius wasn‘t bothered. He was the person who donated the most at the charity gala as he spent a whooping sum of $4.1 million; therefore he was granted a one week leave by the University.
Darius decided to visit some of the companies listed under the Reid Consortium after much delay. He spent the days before the charity gala reading through the documents his grandfather sent him regarding the Reid consortium. He hadn‘t gone because he had to take care of pressing needs and
didn‘t have enough time, but now that he was given a week off by the university, he finally had enough time for himself.
Darius had a quick shower and an exquisite breakfast. Since he was going to visit a company today he decided to dress officially. He wore a suit pants and shirt with equally high quality leather shoes before making his way to his private elevator. When he got to his garage he got into his Bugatti and drove off. After a few minutes, he arrived at the headquarters of Nix Inc., the company he planned on visiting first. Nix Inc. was the largest technology company in the country, with a lot of qualified employees working there. Every year they produced innovating and top electronic gadgets that cost a fortune to purchase. 1
It was the number one choice for any person who was a computer geek to work in as they provided all the materials needed for them to improve their skills. Darius couldn‘t still believe that such a top company was now registered under his name with him holding 90% shares in the company.
Darius came to a halt just outside the entrance to the Nix Inc. building. He parked his elegant sports car neatly before alighting from the vehicle.
When the security guard saw Darius alighting from such an expensive looking car, he immediately knew that Darius was someone very important, therefore he made up his mind to treat him with the utmost respect he could offer. Darius walked confidently to the entrance where he saw the security guard stationed. When Darius was within talking range the security guard spoke up. “Good morning Sir. Welcome to Nix. Inc. May I see your identification card?” the guard asked politely.
Darius put his hands inside his pocket and brought out a sleek leather wallet. He swiftly brought out a black and gold card and handed it to the security guard.
The security guard collected it and checked it, however when he saw the ‘R‘ logo on the card, he trembled from shock!
The black – gold card was given to Darius by Bruce a few days ago when he was studying the documents his grandfather sent him. He was told to use it as a means of identification whenever he visited any company and he would be granted entry, therefore Darius didn‘t know how much weight the card held.
The card only contained his basic information therefore he thought it was just a normal identification card with the only difference being the color, so he was naturally stunned by the security guard‘s response when he gave him his identity card.
The security guard had seen several of those types of identity cards before. He had seen the bronze, silver and even gold plated identity cards, which was the one the upper echelons of Nix Inc. used, but he had never seen a black – gold plated card!
He looked at Darius once more, but this time there was reverence in his eyes. The black – gold card the man showed him proved that this man was a big shot, even more than the upper echelons in the company!
The security guard instantly opened the huge glass doors, and allowed Darius entry into the Nix Inc. building. Darius nodded his head lightly as a sign of greeting and approval before making his way inside the building. The inside of the building was very busy with several office workers walking around attending to various tasks. When Darius stepped into the building, his appearance drew the attention of several office workers. They looked at him for a brief moment before going back to their work Darius didn‘t pay them any mind. Bruce had already called the upper echelons of the Nix Inc. company and informed that the new Head of the Reid consortium would be arriving and they should be await his arrival.
A few minutes after Darius arrival, several high ranking people in the company came down to meet him. The attention that the people brought redirected their attention to Darius. This led to several gossips regarding their appearance. “Isn‘t that the Director of the Administrative department?”
“It is! The General Manager of the Marketing department is also here!”
“Wow! So many big shots!” “I wonder who they‘re here for.” They soon came to stop in front of Darius. They were shocked when they saw Darius. One of the people couldn‘t help but ask “Are you Darius Reid?”
“Yes that’s me.” Darius answered confidently.
Everyone sucked in a cold breath when they heard his response. When Bruce had informed them of the Head of the Reid consortium‘s arrival they expected a middle aged man just like Bruce. They didn‘t expect the Head to be someone so young! He looked like he was barely twenty! How could someone so young wield so much wealth and strength?! 1 Darius saw their looks of disbelief and smiled. It was understandable that they were shocked by his age.
Finally someone coughed loudly, snapping the others out of their thoughts. Even though the head was not what they expected, they still had to perform their duties.
“Welcome to Nix Inc. Mr. Reid. Let us show you around.” The man who coughed earlier said.
Darius nodded and let them show him around the company. Together, they showed Darius around various departments in the company.
Darius was shocked again during the tour of the company. It was way above his expectations! It was no wonder that the company was the tenth wealthiest company in the world!
Several minutes passed with them touring the company. Darius noticed that his guides were already tired from showing him around the company, so he decided to give them a rest. While they were resting, he decided to continue the tour by himself.
He checked several other departments in the company. After a few minutes he noticed that he had gotten to a quiet part of the company. Afraid of getting lost in the huge company, he decided to turn back. He was just on his way back when he heard a loud shout behind him.
He turned towards the sound and saw a figure running out of the office behind him. A few seconds after the figure ran out another person, a male, ran out of the office. The male grabbed the lady‘s arm and dragged her towards him roughly. “LET ME GO!” The lady yelled, thrashing about wildly at the male figure. Angered, the male raised his hand and was about to bring it down on the lady‘s cheeks when a cold voice stopped him short. “What‘s going on here?”