The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

Chapter 29 The next day Darius got up later than usual. He looked around the dorm room and saw that

the dorm room was empty again. He laughed when he saw that. His roommates had finally decided to

attend classes like normal students at last.

He picked up his phone to check if there were any messages for him and surprisingly there was

one.

Darius checked the message details and saw that the sender was his grandfather‘s assistant Bruce,

Curious, Darius opened the message and read its contents,

Bruce: [Good day, Young Master Reid. This is Bruce. Your two cars have been customized to your taste

and are now ready to be delivered to your new abode. Also, Mr. James is troubled by the fact that you

haven‘t paid a visit to any of the companies listed under the Reid consortium. He told me to urge you to

do it as soon as possible.) 1 He let out a sigh after reading the message. He could feel a headache

coming on. He decided to visit one of his companies after getting a new apartment.

He was wondering where he was going to get a good apartment when a sudden thought flashed through

his mind. Wasn‘t Bruce the one in charge of several businesses before? Surely he would know a very

nice apartment for him to stay in.

Thinking so, he decided to text him back.

Darius: [Hello Bruce. Tell Grandpa that I‘ll do that as soon as I‘m free. I‘m very busy at the moment. Also,

I need suggestions for where to live. Do you know a good place for me to live?] Darius‘ phone pinged

immediately after he sent the message, indicating the arrival of another message.

Darius checked it and saw that it was Bruce who sent the message. He had replied to his previous

message as soon as he received it.

Bruce: [Of course Young Master Reid! Leave it to me! Just give me a minute. I‘ll send you the address to

an apartment befitting your status!)

Before thirty seconds even elapsed, Darius‘ phone pinged again.

Darius grimaced when he saw that the message was from Bruce yet again. He told him to wait for a

minute but not even thirty seconds had passed before he gave him a reply.

Bruce: [Young Master Reid, I have found a suitable place for someone of your status to live in. Go to

Dragon Estate. I have already informed the manager of your arrival. She will take you to the new

apartment I have chosen for you.]

Darius sighed. Bruce was just as efficient as always. It was good for him anyways. Now he didn‘t have to

bother himself looking for an apartment. He would just go the one Bruce selected for him and make the

necessary payments.

He took his bath and dressed up in his new outfits leisurely. When he checked the mirror he saw that his

hair looked a bit unkempt. He made a mental note to visit the salon when he was

free.

Darius packed up the few properties that he had in the dorm room. Apart from the clothes and shoes that

he bought recently, he really had no properties in the room. It was a testament of his poverty.

He looked at the dorm room that he spent the past three years living before taking his few properties and

making his way out of the dorm.

When he got to the bus stop, he took a cab to the Sky Golden Hotel. He needed to eat breakfast before

going to Dragon Estate.

The reception he received this time was very different from the reception he received when he first

visited the hotel. It was expected as he was one of the few high valued members with a gold

membership. 1 As usual, he ate a luxurious and exquisite breakfast at his preferred table. He texted

Rudd and his roommates while eating that he had gotten a high–paying job and that he would be moving

into a new apartment from now on. He also requested Rudd‘s bank account information so that he could

repay the $5,000 used to bail him out when he was detained.

Of course, he would never tell his roommates that the reason he could now pay them back and get a

new apartment was because he was the heir to a consortium worth an incalculable sum of money.

They‘d never believe him anyway, so it was best if he told them he‘d gotten a good job.

This would make it easier for them to accept.

When he was done eating, he picked up neatly packed bags and went to the counter. There he booked a

room that was worth $500,000 to keep his properties. To book a single room for a night in the hotel costs

$25,000 for the cheapest room, while the most luxurious room cost $100,000 for a night.

Darius quickly paid the $100,000 for the most luxurious room at once. He went ahead and paid for five

nights at a go. He did so that in the off chance that he didn‘t like the apartment Bruce picked out for him,

he would have a place to sleep till he found a suitable apartment.

Once he was done lodging his properties in the room, he took a quick shower and changed his clothes

yet again before making his way out of the hotel.

He hailed a cab yet again as his cars were yet to arrive. When he told the cab driver that he was going to

Dragon Estate, the cab driver gave him a strange look before agreeing to take him there.

Darius nodded and settled into the back seat of the cab. The cab pulled out of the bus stop and began

moving a few seconds later. Darius exhaled softly as he sat back in the back seat. He was finally

beginning his search for a new apartment.

Chapter 30 Darius found himself driving through various luxurious buildings as the cab moved. Darius

had never been to this part of town before, so he was taken aback by the opulence of the buildings.

Finally after driving for over 45 minutes, the cab came to stop at a very luxurious gate. Darius waited for

a few seconds for the driver to move forward but there was no sign of movement from the driver.

Confused, Darius decided to ask what the issue was.

“Hello, could you please go further? Or is there a reason we‘re stopping here?” Darius asked.

When he heard Darius‘ question, the cab driver who was a middle–aged man, lightly shook his head. It

seemed that his hunch was right after all. His passenger clearly had no clue how Dragon Estate worked.

“Pardon me Sir, but I really cannot go any further than this. Is this by chance Sir‘s first visit to Dragon

Estate?” the cab driver asked.

Darius wondered how the cab driver could tell that it was his first time here but answered anyway.

“Yes it is.”

“Ah. I see. No wonder.” The cab driver said out loud.

“Is there a problem?” Darius asked. He was curious to know why the cab driver looked at him the way he

did.

“Of course not. It‘s just that taxis and public transportation are not permitted in Dragon Estate. It‘s a

common rule around here. I assumed you were aware of the rule. That‘s it.” The cab driver elaborated.

Darius made a light realization sound. It was no surprise that the cab driver gave him an odd look when

he said he was going to Dragon Estate. If he was going to Dragon Estate, he should have known that

taxis and public transportation were not permitted.

“Oh. I see now. Thank you for your explanation.” Darius said, thanking the driver.

“It‘s nothing sir.”

Darius alighted from the cab and paid the money for the cab services before making his way towards the

luxurious gates.

Darius hadn‘t given the gates much thought before, but as he approached them, he realized how

impressive they were. It appeared to be entirely made of gold. It had a regal appearance and was

expertly designed. The gates had a detailed dragon logo on them, and the words” Dragon Estate” were

neatly carved onto the top of the gates.

Darius wondered what over the top place Bruce had arranged for him. He let out a sigh before moving

forward. However, before he could get close to the gates, he was stopped in his tracks by a loud voice.

“Halt!”

Darius came to a full halt and looked in the direction where the voice was coming from. There, he noticed

two individuals approaching him while carrying batons and wearing uniforms. He could tell their

professions just by looking at them. They were the security personnel.

“Who are you and what do you want here?” One of the two security guards asked haughtily.

When Darius looked at him, he realized that he was probably two or three years older than him and in his

early twenties. However, Darius kept mute when he heard the security guard‘s question. He didn‘t like

the haughty tone the guard used to question him so he decided to ignore the guard. “I asked you a

question! Answer me!” The young security guard shouted. He was beginning to get pissed off by Darius‘

stare and silence.

The other security guard was a man who was clearly older than his colleague. He looked to be in his late

fifties. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Darius for a few seconds. He struck his coworker with his

baton as the latter was about to snap at Darius. The younger security guard scowled at his more

experienced partner but sighed and moved aside to let him question Darius.

“Good day sir. I apologize for my partner‘s behavior. May I ask the reason you‘re here?” The older man

asked politely. Darius finally reacted to his question and smiled at the older guard. “I‘m here because my

grandfather‘s assistant told me to come here.” Darius replied, keeping his answer simple and short.

“I see.” The older guard said. “If that‘s the case then you‘re free to go in.” The older guard said. As he

spoke he brought out a remote from his pocket and pressed the green button on the remote. Immediately

he did so, the gates made a whirring sound before they opened. Darius smiled at the old guard and

ignored the younger guard before making his way past the gates and into the estate itself.

After Darius made it into the estate, the younger security guard could no longer hold his silence and blew

his top at his partner. “‘Thomas! What have you just done?! You let a complete stranger past the gates

and into the Dragon Estate! Are you trying to get us fired?!” The younger guard shouted.

“Relax Dan. We let strangers with expensive cars past the gates all the time. What‘s the problem this

time?” The older guard, Thomas said.

“Of course there‘s a problern! Those strangers have expensive cars! This stranger clearly came here by

cab! Who in heaven‘s sake visits the Dragon Estate by cab?!” Dan exclaimed.

Thomas let out a sigh. Dan was a good kid who always followed the rule of his job to the latter.‘ Thomas

understood that he was just trying to do his job but then it was not always how their job worked. Having

such a rigid mindset would backfire more often than not. It was better to be flexible at times like this. 1

“Look here Dan; sometimes you need to see the bigger picture. I have been working here for a

long time now and you‘re not my first partner. I have seen a lot of security guards come and go because

they were being short sighted just like you were now.”

“Don‘t you wonder how I was able to last this long as a security guard here? Well that‘s the reason. That

stranger is clearly not an ordinary stranger. I have worked here for a long time so I can tell the signs of

someone who have real power in their grasp and that young man is one of them.”

Dan kept silent when he listened to Thomas‘ analysis. It was true that getting a job here at the Dragon

Estate was incredibly hard and that Thomas was the guard who had worked the longest here.

Dan knew how hard it was for him to get this job so he wanted to work here for as long as he could and

listening to Thomas was one way to achieve that. “How about the manager, though? When she learns

that we allowed a stranger into the estate, what will she do to us? Dan questioned, obviously concerned

about the manager‘s reaction to

Thomas‘ choice. 1

“I would accept full responsibility in that case.” Thomas said in a firm voice. Dan looked at him with worry

evident in his gaze. Thomas saw this and laughed. “I‘m confident it won‘t come to that. I completely

believe in my gut feelings. They have never let me down before, and I have no doubt that they won‘t

now.

Dan sighed and shook his head. The only thing he could do at this point was to hope that Thomas‘ gut

instincts were correct and that the stranger was a powerful one, because if he weren‘t, the results would

be terrifying.