The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

Chapter 82
Darius frowned slightly at Erin's words as he wasn't expecting a visitor anytime soon. However since this person had come to see him, he figured that he should entertain the
person.
"Let the visitor in." Darius said.
Erin nodded in agreement before exiting the office. Seconds later, the door to the office pushed open and a man stepped in, with Erin following suit.
One look at the man showed that the man was an ordinary business man. He was dressed in a w orn out black suit that had several patches on it, and his shoes were equally
worn out. Even thou gh Darius was sure that he was middle aged, the wrinkles on his face made him seem way older t han he actually was.
"Thank you for agreeing to meet with me, Mr. Reid!" the man greeted in a very polite voice. He e ven gave a light bow as he spoke.
Darius merely smiled in response to his greetings. He had seen his outfit and knew that he was a n ordinary, or perhaps even a struggling business man, but there was no
scorn in his expression. He recently became rich after all. What kind of person would he be if he was arrogant and conde scending to someone when he was just as poor
before?
"Please have a seat, Mister..." Darius trailed off. The man had not introduced himself so there w as no way Darius would know his name.
The man instantly knew what Darius was asking of him and spoke up in a respectful manner
"Pardon me, Mr. Reid!" He exclaimed. "It's incredibly silly of me to not introduce myself to someo ne of your status yet.''
Darius merely smiled in response to his words; however his eyebrows were a bit furrowed. He wa s extremely uncomfortable by the amount of flattery that the visitor offered
him. The visitor was very observant and noticed that Darius was not interested in his pleasantries; therefore he went s traight to the point.
"My name is Zack Lyle." The man said.
Darius simply looked at him in silence, indicating him to go ahead with his statement.
"Ahem-"the man coughed lightly. When he Darius was beginning to run out of patience, he quic kly spoke up and stated the
reason for his visit. "Pardon my impudence Mr. Reid." Zack started.
"I am the owner of

a small business company. We were doing well recently, and even managed to get a project with a conglomerate group. We had
already signed the contract and were waiting for our rapid grow th when the conglomerate group in question suddenly
encountered some troubles."
"As a small business company, I wanted no part in what seemed to be a squabble between two g iants in the business world, so
I withdrew from the project." "However, I had already invested majority of the
profits and capital my company generated into the project, so when I pulled out, I was left with n othing."
"I thought I would be able to handle it, but the backlash from the withdrawal gave my company a severe hit I tried to contact other
several multinational groups in the city to try and invest in iis, but they all refused."
"In the end, I had to use my personal assets and inoney to pay oil majority of my employees' salar y as they were no longer
interested in working for me." Zack said. There was an undertone of hur t in his voice
"As for the reason for my visit here, I did some research and discovered that this is a relatively ne w company. Since the location
it is founded is metropolis, city, it would be incredibly tough for y our company to gain . foothold in the city" Zack mentioned
tactfully.
Seeing as Darius full attention was placed on him, he continued speaking,
"For your company to become attan in such a metropolitan city, you will need several experience d employees." Zack added
"And why are you telling me all these?" Darius asked straightforwardly
"Ahem -" Zack coughed lightly at Darius’ straightforwardness before answering
"The truth is that I traveled a long distance to come here, and I was fortunate that a good numbe r of my employees were willing
to continue working for me, even when my company was only ge nerating losses."
"I came here to ask for your assistance. Please take in my company under your wing" Zack concl uded and bowed deeply to
Darius,
Darius fell silent once more at his request. After listening to Zack's explanation, he understood th e reasons behind his actions.
His company was on the verge of being folded, and after searching, no conglomerate groups were willing to invest in his third
rate company. Desperate, he was left with no choice tha n to seek the help of a relatively new company.

To be honest, Darius was indeed tempted to employ Zack. He could see the shrewdness of a very experienced and veteran business man in Zack's eyes. He was sure that
Zack would be a very gr eat asset to his
company. Even though he had both himself and Erin, they were still relatively young. They still la eked experience when it came to some business situations,
However, Darius didn't want to employ a complete
stranger. He had to make sure that Zack was a very trustworthy person before he added him to his company's ranks. As such, Darius was very conflicted at the moment.
Zack stood and watched Darius; his heart beating profusely as he did. Even after being offered a seat by Erin, the pretty assistant, he had refused to have a seat.
He was incredibly tensed at the moment, as his whole company depended on Darius.
When he came to search for a company, he only wanted to receive some investment funds from a wealthy firm; so when he saw the very imposing and regal building of West
Atlantics Int'l, he w as very excited. He quickly took his time and did some research. He was shocked to find out that it was a relatively new investment company. Yet from his
research, even though West Atlantics In t'l was a very new company, they were able to fork out a huge sum of money for renovations!
That wasn't what shocked him the most. Although it was a very low-key transaction, after digging around several media outlets, it was mentioned that the company had forked
out over 2 0 billion dollars to buy a conglomerate group! It was then that he changed his mind. Seeing the r egal and imposing headquarters
of the company, and coupled with the media reports, he knew that West Atlantics Int'l was a very wealthy group. Now that he was here, rather than asking for investment funds,
it would be wiser to be employed by the group and grow along with them.
One could understand the pressure he was feeling at that moment. If Darius refused to employ him and his employees, it would be a huge blow for him.
Just as he arrived at that conclusion, Darius raised his head and looked at Zack with a firm gaze. He had come to a decision.