The Consortium’s Heir By Benjamin Jnr Chapter 8
Darius struggled to make sense of what his grandfather said. He was still yet to ovee the shock of
finding the identity of his parents, yet his grandfather had dropped another bomb on him. He wondered
how many times he would be surprised before he would be able to take a break. “The Reid
Consortium’s heir?” Darius asked. “Yes, you are the Reid Consortium’s heir.” Darius grandfather
answered. Darius was shocked once again. As a student of Business Management, he naturally
understood what a consortium was. It was safe to say that anyone who imed to own a consortium
was immensely wealthy! What was a consortium? You only qualified to say you owned a consortium
when you had more than 50% shares in all the affiliated businesses involved! Darius looked at his
grandfather differently. This revtion exined why everything here was so luxurious and why his
grandfather butler was able to drive a car as expensive as a Rolls-Royce. However, there was a major
w with what his grandfather told him. Even if he was the heir to the Reid Consortium, why had he
never heard of anypany bearing the Reid name? The fact that he was poor didn’t mean that he
was ignorant. He knew many of the toppanies in the world, and knew some prominent
consortiums too. In fact, David Lesley father was even in charge of one of the 5-star restaurants in the
Mayflower District. “Grandfather, you said I’m the heir to the Reid Consortium?” Darius asked. “Yes,
you are.” His grandfather replied “But howe I’ve never heard of any toppanies in the world
bearing the Reid name? As a student of Business Management I’ve done a lot of research regarding
toppanies and I’ve never seen apany bearing the Reid name.” His grandfather however
sighed when he heard his grandson’s question. However he didn’t me him. It was expected, as only
the heirs to the Reid Consortium knew how much power and wealth they controlled. His grandfather
didn’t answer his question. Instead he stood up and walked over to the mahogany desk where several
documents were littered. He picked up two of the documents and walked back to the chair he was
seated before. He handed over the documents to Darius before speaking. “Thepanies listed there
are all under the Reid Consortium. I have more than 90% shares in each of thosepanies. As a
student of Business Management, you should have seen most, if not all of thosepanies.” DariusThis content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.
looked at his grandfather briefly before turning his gaze to the documents in his hands. However, not
even a second had passed before Darius jaw dropped. He was utterly bbergasted! He had thought
that nothing would be able to shock him again, but what he saw hadpletely blown his mind
away. In the documents were several toppanies in the world, with the leastpany ranked
70th in the world, and their yearly revenue. Groove Inc. was ranked 17th in the world with a yearly
revenue of $300B! Darius never knew that the streaming tform where his ex-girlfriend’s dinner date
with David was streamed live belonged to his family. Nix Inc. was ranked 7th in the world with a yearly
revenue of $600B! That was twice the amount Groove Inc. made! Darius knew a lot about Nix Inc. He
even made a research about them in his second year of university. As the leadingpany in
technology and electrical gadgets, they were a globally acimedpany. Their ranking alone spoke
volumes about the wealth they had. They were also the tenth wealthiestpany in the world, yet this
document said that the Nix Inc. belonged to the Reid Consortium! There were also several widely
acimed businesses on the list. The Reid Consortium didn’t just consist ofpanies alone. Wealthy
districts, globally acimed luxury stores, top certified 10-star hotels, and several mineral mines and oil
wells were all part of the Reid Consortium, with the Reid Consortium having more than 90% shares in
each one of them! Darius felt his head spinning when he looked at the yearly revenue each of the
businesses listed in the document. Hell some of the oil wells even made close to 1 trillion dors
yearly! Darius suddenly stopped looking at the list. He turned to his grandfather and asked a very
important question. “Grandfather, what is the worth of the Reid Consortium?” His Grandfather
smiled before answering. “It’s been a while since Ist bothered to check. The worth keeps on
increasing by more than 10 times the previous worth the next day anyway.” Darius nodded.
Basically his grandfather was saying that it was useless to ask. Their wealth was quite literally
unlimited. Darius grandfather noticed that Darius had finished going through the documents he handed
over to him. He cleared his throat loudly, drawing Darius attention to him. When he saw that Darius
attention was fixated on him, he spoke up. “Darius, all thosepanies are no longer registered under
my name.” Darius eyes widened. “What do you mean by that Grandfather?” Darius asked
agitatedly. “Calm down Darius. Thepanies and businesses were under my name, because your
father who was supposed to inherit them passed away too soon. Now I am just an old man, who wants
to rx and look after his health.” Darius was surprised again. “What do you mean look after your
health? You’re very healthy Grandfather!” His grandfather sighed again. “I am tired Darius. I have been
the head of the Reid Consortium for over 40 years now. It’s time for you to take your rightful ce.
There’s no reason for you to try and change my mind. I have already transferred all the shares I own in
thosepanies and registered them under your name. You now own 90% of the shares in each of
thosepanies.” Darius was tongue tied. All these were happening too soon. However, his
grandfather continued speaking. “I know that it’s very sudden, and I wish I could continue as the head
until you’re ready to head the Reid Consortium, but my health won’t let me.” His grandfather stood up
from the chair he was seated on and continued speaking. “Don’t worry. I have notified every manager
of those businesses that you are the new head of the Reid Consortium now. Once you tell them your
name, they will treat you with the utmost respect.” Darius was about to speak again, but his grandfather
beat him to it. “I’m sure that you are very tired. Freshen up and take some rest. Tomorrow we’ll
conclude our discussion.” His grandfather said, before exiting the study with his butler, leaving Darius
alone in the study.
Darius struggled to make sense of what his grandfather said. He was still yet to ovee the shock of
finding the identity of his parents, yet his grandfather had dropped another bomb on him. He wondered
how many times he would be surprised before he would be able to take a break. “The Reid
Consortium’s heir?” Darius asked. “Yes, you are the Reid Consortium’s heir.” Darius grandfather
answered. Darius was shocked once again. As a student of Business Management, he naturally
understood what a consortium was. It was safe to say that anyone who imed to own a consortium
was immensely wealthy! What was a consortium? You only qualified to say you owned a consortium
when you had more than 50% shares in all the affiliated businesses involved! Darius looked at his
grandfather differently. This revtion exined why everything here was so luxurious and why his
grandfather butler was able to drive a car as expensive as a Rolls-Royce. However, there was a major
w with what his grandfather told him. Even if he was the heir to the Reid Consortium, why had he
never heard of anypany bearing the Reid name? The fact that he was poor didn’t mean that he
was ignorant. He knew many of the toppanies in the world, and knew some prominent
consortiums too. In fact, David Lesley father was even in charge of one of the 5-star restaurants in the
Mayflower District. “Grandfather, you said I’m the heir to the Reid Consortium?” Darius asked. “Yes,
you are.” His grandfather replied “But howe I’ve never heard of any toppanies in the world
bearing the Reid name? As a student of Business Management I’ve done a lot of research regarding
toppanies and I’ve never seen apany bearing the Reid name.” His grandfather however
sighed when he heard his grandson’s question. However he didn’t me him. It was expected, as only
the heirs to the Reid Consortium knew how much power and wealth they controlled. His grandfather
didn’t answer his question. Instead he stood up and walked over to the mahogany desk where several
documents were littered. He picked up two of the documents and walked back to the chair he was
seated before. He handed over the documents to Darius before speaking. “Thepanies listed there
are all under the Reid Consortium. I have more than 90% shares in each of thosepanies. As a
student of Business Management, you should have seen most, if not all of thosepanies.” Darius
looked at his grandfather briefly before turning his gaze to the documents in his hands. However, not
even a second had passed before Darius jaw dropped. He was utterly bbergasted! He had thought
that nothing would be able to shock him again, but what he saw hadpletely blown his mind
away. In the documents were several toppanies in the world, with the leastpany ranked
70th in the world, and their yearly revenue. Groove Inc. was ranked 17th in the world with a yearly
revenue of $300B! Darius never knew that the streaming tform where his ex-girlfriend’s dinner date
with David was streamed live belonged to his family. Nix Inc. was ranked 7th in the world with a yearly
revenue of $600B! That was twice the amount Groove Inc. made! Darius knew a lot about Nix Inc. He
even made a research about them in his second year of university. As the leadingpany in
technology and electrical gadgets, they were a globally acimedpany. Their ranking alone spoke
volumes about the wealth they had. They were also the tenth wealthiestpany in the world, yet this
document said that the Nix Inc. belonged to the Reid Consortium! There were also several widely
acimed businesses on the list. The Reid Consortium didn’t just consist ofpanies alone. Wealthy
districts, globally acimed luxury stores, top certified 10-star hotels, and several mineral mines and oil
wells were all part of the Reid Consortium, with the Reid Consortium having more than 90% shares in
each one of them! Darius felt his head spinning when he looked at the yearly revenue each of the
businesses listed in the document. Hell some of the oil wells even made close to 1 trillion dors
yearly! Darius suddenly stopped looking at the list. He turned to his grandfather and asked a very
important question. “Grandfather, what is the worth of the Reid Consortium?” His Grandfather
smiled before answering. “It’s been a while since Ist bothered to check. The worth keeps on
increasing by more than 10 times the previous worth the next day anyway.” Darius nodded.
Basically his grandfather was saying that it was useless to ask. Their wealth was quite literally
unlimited. Darius grandfather noticed that Darius had finished going through the documents he handed
over to him. He cleared his throat loudly, drawing Darius attention to him. When he saw that Darius
attention was fixated on him, he spoke up. “Darius, all thosepanies are no longer registered under
my name.” Darius eyes widened. “What do you mean by that Grandfather?” Darius asked
agitatedly. “Calm down Darius. Thepanies and businesses were under my name, because your
father who was supposed to inherit them passed away too soon. Now I am just an old man, who wants
to rx and look after his health.” Darius was surprised again. “What do you mean look after your
health? You’re very healthy Grandfather!” His grandfather sighed again. “I am tired Darius. I have been
the head of the Reid Consortium for over 40 years now. It’s time for you to take your rightful ce.
There’s no reason for you to try and change my mind. I have already transferred all the shares I own in
thosepanies and registered them under your name. You now own 90% of the shares in each of
thosepanies.” Darius was tongue tied. All these were happening too soon. However, his
grandfather continued speaking. “I know that it’s very sudden, and I wish I could continue as the head
until you’re ready to head the Reid Consortium, but my health won’t let me.” His grandfather stood up
from the chair he was seated on and continued speaking. “Don’t worry. I have notified every manager
of those businesses that you are the new head of the Reid Consortium now. Once you tell them your
name, they will treat you with the utmost respect.” Darius was about to speak again, but his grandfather
beat him to it. “I’m sure that you are very tired. Freshen up and take some rest. Tomorrow we’ll
conclude our discussion.” His grandfather said, before exiting the study with his butler, leaving Darius
alone in the study.