The Consortium’s Heir By Benjamin Jnr Chapter 121


    Chapter 121 "Sterling Corporations are being investigated for tax evasion worth over $150million."


    Hector''s face became pale at the headline on the TV station.


    His eyes widened in shock at the news Tax evasion! This was why the bank and loanpanies


    suddenly demanded him to pay backhis loans in twenty four hours time! “You''repletely


    ipetent, Mr. Hector.” The bigwig said, displeasurecing his tone. “I can exin!" Hector said


    frantically, but the bigwig cut him short. "It was a pleasure doing business with you Mr. Hector. Sadly,


    our deal is off now.” The bigwig announced in a tone of finality before disconnecting the phone call


    abruptly. Hector looked at the phone in disbelief. He dialed the bigwig''s number the next minute. It rang


    only once before it disconnected again. The next time Hector called the number, it didn''t go through. He


    didn''t have to be a genius to realize he''d been blocked. "F*ck!” Hector yelled angrily and scattered


    everything on his desk, before slumping back to his chair. His eyes were bloodshot, and veins from


    agitation could be seen clearly on his head. He looked to have aged ten years suddenly. Hector''s mind


    was a mess at the moment. Hispany was already facing a huge decline, so it was normal for him


    to try and evade tax; otherwise he wouldn''t have been able to keep thepany running this long.


    Nheless, he was aware of how grave a crime tax evasion was in S country. As such, he made sure


    that the records of the tax evasion were hidden away in his personal safe. He had ensured that the


    entire process was wless, so how did anyone discover that he had evaded tax? Moreover, the TV


    station that broadcasted his tax evasion case was the same one he used to tarnish the reputation of


    West Antics Int''l. The culprit was basically telling him ‘anything you can do, I can do better.'' Wasn''t


    this the same as pping him in the face? There was no use calling the bigwig to help him out now. He


    now saw him aspletely ipetent and useless, and therefore discarded him already. There was


    nothing he could do to gain his attention, much less ask for help. In the end, both West Antics Int''l


    and the bigwig didn''t lose anything from this episode. He was the sore loser in the end. While he was


    contemting about the drastic turn of events, his phone rang. He checked the caller ID quickly


    thinking that it was the bigwig who had a change of mind, but when he saw it was an unknown number;


    a wave of disappointment came over him. Nevertheless, he epted the phone call. "Hello?" HectorText ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    asked uncertainly. “Mr. Hector.” A voice replied. Hector tensed up the moment he heard the voice.


    Although the voice sounded like it belonged to a very young person, there was an undertone of


    dominance and authorityced in it. It subconsciously made Hector tense up. “Who are you?" Hector


    asked warily. “I''m Darius Reid, the chairman of West Antics Int''l.” Darius answered calmly. Hector''s


    eyes widened at the revtion. Thest thing he expected was for the chairman of West Antics Int''l,


    thepany he attacked to call him. One could imagine the turmoil of emotions he was feeling at the


    moment. “Mr. Reid." Hector said in a surprised tone. “I''m sure you have seen the news by now, Mr.


    Hector.” Darius interjected abruptly. Hector subconsciously nced at the TV station and sighed.


    Reporters were already finding their way to hispany, and so were several news outlets. The police


    were most probably on their way to hispany too. Millions of citizens in S country had already heard


    about Sterling Corporation''s tax evasion case by this point. Inparison to the nonsense he spread


    about the chairman of West Antics Int''l, this was a far severe blow. He''d be finished by the time the


    police finished their investigations and found him guilty. Although Hector was slightly ipetent, he


    wasn''t a fool. The fact that Darius called him even after gaining the upper hand meant that Darius still


    had a need for him. “What do you want?" Hector asked in an unyielding tone. Since he had already lost


    everything at this point, there was no need for him to be so reserved anymore. “Who''s behind you?”


    Darius asked straightforwardly. Hector expected the question. After all, anyone would find out after a bit


    of investigation that Sterling Corporations did not have the influence to move BNC news station to


    report negatively on them. There had to be a more influential and powerful person behind them. “What


    will I gain from this?" Hector enquired. There was no way he wouldn''t take advantage of this chance


    now that it hade to this. Using this as leverage, he could talk to Darius and work out a


    compromise. Nevertheless, his hopes were dashed by Darius'' subsequent words. "I don''t think you


    understand your situation now, Mr. Hector.” Darius started. "I''m not here to negotiate with you. I''m here


    to demand answers from you. Do you think I can''t find out myself if I don''t get the answers from you?"


    Darius asked coldly. Hector gritted his teeth in anger, but there was no denying the truth in his words.


    After all, he had indeed managed to discover his tax evasion crime, and bring it to light. If he truly


    wanted to find thepany behind him, he would surely be able to do so. Yet, Hector was unwilling to


    disclose the identity of the bigwig to Darius so easily; as once he did, he would lose the only initiative


    he held against Darius. While Hector was contemting whether to disclose the identity or not, Darius''


    voice sounded again. "Tax evasion is a bold crime for one tomit in S country. I have already


    submitted most of the records and evidence to the police, but I kept some with me. If you tell me the


    company behind you, I will not disclose thest documents to the police." "That way, you will only


    spend five to ten years in prison, and I will destroy the documents; but if you refuse to cooperate, then


    be ready to spend the rest of your years behind bars.” "Don''t me me for being inconsiderate then.


    The choice is yours.” Darius concluded coldly. Darius'' words hit Hector like a train wreck. Even though


    his heart was reeling with shock on how Darius managed to discover the documents and evidence of


    his tax evasion, his mind was quickly weighing the pros and cons of each decision. “How am I sure that


    you''re not lying to me?" Hector asked unconvinced. “I have no reason to lie to you.” Darius replied


    calmly. After thinking hard for five minutes, Hector let out a defeated sigh. The choice he had to make


    was already clear. He was no match for Darius Reid and West Antics Int''l. Besides, the bigwig had


    already abandoned him. What was he hesitating for? “Alright. I''ll tell you." Hector said in a defeated


    tone. "The person behind me is the head of the thirdrgest business group in Capital City, The Gold


    Group."