The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 50

When Alice saw the owner of the car, she was momentarily stunned. Darius however paid her no heed and continued driving.

Alice couldn't believe her eyes. Even though he had changed his hairstyle and appearance and looked completely different from before, she could never forget him. Mr.ordinary1o, the person who spent 5 million dollars to gift her and owned such an expensive car was none other than Darius Reid, the ex-boyfriend of her close friend Sarah Ginn! “Judging from the way you are gaping at me it seems that you remember me." Darius said, not taking his eyes off the road as he spoke. "Of course I do! How could I forget you?!" Alice exclaimed. Alice remembered vividly how Darius had chased Sarah with all of his strength. It was his relentless efforts that struck a deep impression on her. She knew that Darius loved Sarah with all his heart during that period, which was why she was very shocked that Sarah would leave Darius for David.

Whenever she looked at Darius when he was courting Sarah she mainly felt pity for him, but when she looked at him now only endless confidence and masculinity emanated from him. He was so much different from the Darius she knew before.

Everything that occurred during the stream finally made sense to her. Why someone she didn't know spent 5 million dollars on her, and at the same time chose her for the date. It made perfect sense if the person was Darius.

A sudden thought suddenly flashed through her mind. If Darius was wealthy enough to spend such ludicrous amounts of money easily, why was he then living as a peasant? He was even labeled as a peasant by the whole school. Just as she was about to ask Darius, another thought flashed through her mind. Darius must have wanted to keep his identity unknown and find a person who truly loved him because of him and not because of his money. It was a pity that Sarah left him for David. If she had been a bit patient, she would have enjoyed the rest of her with a caring man like Darius.

If Darius could see what was going through her mind, he would have thrown her out of his car.

He was pretending to be poor so that he could find true love? As if! He barely had enough to eat! He had to scrape and struggle for every penny he got, so how absurd was the idea that he would endure such torment and the ridicule he was subjected for love?

"That's good to hear." Darius smiled.

Alice blushed lightly when she saw Darius' smile. She always knew that Darius was very good looking, but he seemed twice as attractive as he was before.

The remainder of the journey was spent in silence. Alice was too shy and nervous to ask Darius where he was taking her for a date. She certainly wasn't close enough to talk to Darius like a Chapter 50

friend, as she only knew him because of Sarah. She hoped for Darius to speak up, but Darius didn't say anything either. 1

After two hours of driving, Darius came to a stop at a very imposing building. He parked his car neatly before getting off the vehicle with Alice following closely.

The restaurant was really worthy to be rated a 10 star restaurant. The exterior of the building was superbly designed, making it stand out from other buildings in the street. Beside the entrance to the restaurant was a small but visible sign board with the name of the restaurant written intricately on it.

Darius strode confidently towards the restaurant as he was the owner after all, but Alice remained still.

The imposing appearance of the restaurant had already intimidated her. With a quick glance she already knew that anything that was sold here would be insanely expensive. Even after knowing the fact that Darius was very wealthy, she still felt uneasy eating at a place like this. The price for dining at a place like this would surely be sky high!

Darius had walked a few steps when he noticed that Alice wasn't by his side. He turned back and saw Alice standing still. "What's the problem?" Darius asked. "Can we dine at another place? Dining here would be very expensive." Alice replied in a low voice.

Darius smiled before walking over to where Alice stood. Although Alice wasn't among the top ten beauties in the campus, she was still incredibly pretty; otherwise she would not have a large fan base to suppor her streams.

She looked very innocent as she spoke, like a rabbit surrounded by ferocious wolves, igniting Darius' protective spirit. He walked over to her and held her hands assertively. "Don't worry about anything and leave everything to me." Darius said confidently before walking towards the entrance while holding Alice's hands. Alice felt a wave of security wash over her as Darius held her hands. She had never felt so safe before. Her whole outlook on Darius completely changed that moment. Her heart started beating rapidly as Darius held her hands, and her cheeks were completely red. Together they

entered inside the luxurious restaurant. 1

The interior of the restaurant was just as one would expect a 10 star restaurant to be. It was lavishly designed, with gold and diamond chandeliers hanging from the ceilings. There were already a few people dining in the restaurant with classical music playing in the background.

It usually took several months before one could book a reservation at this restaurant, but as Darius had a special identity, Bruce had made sure that his treatment would be different. It was why he was allowed entry into the restaurant without a reservation.

A waiter soon appeared and guided Darius to the best table in their restaurant. There were already several cuisines neatly arranged on the table, with a bottle of red wine too.

Darius and Alice both sat down to dine. As they ate, Alice kept stealing glances at Darius. She had asked him a few questions but Darius had refused to answer. He only promised to answer when he was done with his meal.

Her heart fluttered and beat rapidly whenever she glanced at Darius. Darius noticed her glances but ignored her. Left with no choice, Alice focused on finishing her meal.

After a few minutes of eating in silence, the pair finished their meal. Alice was about to speak, as she was eager to ask Darius various questions, when someone walked over to their table.