The Consortium’s Heir By Benjamin Chapter 180


    Pearl opened the door, still caught up in her thoughts. When she saw the woman standing there, her


    eyes widened in shock.


    It was Elle, and she was holding a tray. She was a little unhappy to see the beautiful and attractive


    Pearl, but she soon shook it off. She knew her ce, Darius would always be out of her league and


    more like someone for her to worship.


    Elle smiled calmly and said, “I’m sorry, I wasn’t aware there was someone else here. I’ll prepare


    another set for you.”


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    Pearl was angry when she first saw Elle. After all, it wasn’t appropriate for a woman to knock on a


    man’s door in the middle of the night. However, she didn’t expect Elle only to be here to deliver food.


    She felt a trace of regret at her thoughts.


    She quickly held up a hand to stop Elle from leaving. “I’m just here to take care of Darius, so there’s no


    need to prepare anything for me.”


    Elle looked surprised. However, she quickly regained herposure and passed the tray to Pearl. “I’ll


    have to trouble you with this, then. I’ll take my leave now.”


    Pearl watched her leave before heading back to the study.


    Darius‘ senses were extra sensitive now that his martial arts skills had been awakened, and he could


    already smell the food when Elle showed up. He looked at his books, then said, “You can leave that in


    a corner for now. I’ll be done in two hours.”


    Pearl’s eyes widened. “What? You’re almost done already?”


    She put the tray on the table, hurried over to him, and then bent down to look at hisputer.


    Darius saw something barge into his line of sight, and he turned to look at it, then smirked. “Don’t you


    think you’re a little too close?”


    Only then did Pearl realize they were practically stuck together. She quickly backed away while


    covering her chest. She was about to say something when the clicking of the keyboard rang out. He


    was working on his dissertation again!


    She didn’t dare to say anything lest it disturbed him, and he told her to leave again. She sat on a chair


    far away from him and observed his side profile.


    She heard of Darius about his poverty. Who would’ve expected he would actually turn out to be the


    richest among them all? And why hadn’t she ever noticed how handsome he was?


    He was the most handsome guy she’d ever seen. If she had noticed him earlier, perhaps things would


    be different now. She was caught up in this train of thought when it suddenly urred to her that it was


    highly likely Darius was wealthier than she imagined.


    She’d heard a lot about Dragon Estate and knew that the manager wasn’t someone that anyone could


    meet. If one wanted to meet Elle, one had to be among the ultra–rich of the Country Sigma.


    Pearl’s jaw dropped. This was a possibility that had never urred to her before. Moreover, she’d seen


    the hostility in Elle’s eyes when she’d answered the door earlier.


    Rumor had it that Elle was wealthy and probably included in a list of the Country Sigma’s richest. This


    wasn’t an easy feat.


    If Darius could attract the attention of such a woman, there was no imagining how powerful his family


    and background were.


    As her imagination started running wild, Darius spoke up. “I can eat now.”


    Pearl lost her train of thought. Before she realized what she was doing, she’d already started to move.


    She only returned to her senses when she ced the tray before him, saying, “Wait, what? Have you


    already finished your dissertation?”


    Darius shot her a look, seemingly not understanding her surprise. “What’s wrong with that? You seem


    surprised that I’m done.”


    Pearl stared at him, then nodded vigorously at his words. “Yeah, I’m shocked. It took me two whole


    weeks to finish mine.”


    Darius raised an eyebrow. He knew that some of these students from affluent families only chose to


    attend the sses they liked, so many didn’t know how to do their dissertations. He didn’t say anything


    about this, though.


    He’d only found out about these things after bing wealthy, and he understood that it was only


    normal. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to find the right people to run hispanies for him.


    Pearl was still trying to process the fact that he’d already finished his dissertation, so she didn’t catch


    the look on his face. She walked over to him, and the light in her eyes amused him. “Can I take a look


    at yourputer?” she asked.


    Darius got up and moved away from the desk while gesturing at theputer. “Go ahead.”


    Pearl sat down, but the warmth from the seat no longer got her hot and bothered. She waspletely


    focused on theputer as she flipped through Darius‘ dissertation. As she read it, she realized just


    how ignorant she was.


    She looked away from theputer and trained her awed gaze on Darius, eximing,


    “Darius, you’re even more outstanding than I thought.”


    This was his first time receiving such high praise. He smiled and asked curiously, “Where do you think I


    should be ced, then?”


    Pearl’s gaze returned to theputer. “You should be among the professors, of course.” Darius‘ smile


    widened. He walked over to the coffee table and lifted the cover, saying,


    “Let’s eat together.”


    Pearl immediately abandoned the dissertation. Her eyes practically glowed as she looked at him. ”


    Really?” The smile on Darius‘ face made her heart skip a beat, and if he didn’t say what he said next, it


    would make her happinessst longer.


    He said, “I’m inviting you to eat with me not because I’ve epted you but because you’ve already


    repaid me.”


    She wanted to refute him, but she couldn’t. She sat opposite him, not making a sound because Darius


    didn’t like it.


    “I’ll leave after eating, then.”