The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

Darius struggled to make sense of what his grandfather said. He was still yet to overcome the shock of finding the identity of his parents, yet his grandfather had dropped another bomb on him. He wondered how many times he would be surprised before he would be able to take a break.

“The Reid Consortium’s heir?” Darius asked.

“Yes, you are the Reid Consortium’s heir.” Darius grandfather answered.

Darius was shocked once again. As a student of Business Management, he naturally understood what a consortium was. It was safe to say that anyone who claimed to own a consortium was immensely wealthy!

What was a consortium? You only qualified to say you owned a consortium when you had more than 50% shares in all the affiliated businesses involved!

Darius looked at his grandfather differently. This revelation explained why everything here was so luxurious and why his grandfather butler was able to drive a car as expensive as a Rolls-Royce.

However, there was a major flaw with what his grandfather told him. Even if he was the heir to the Reid Consortium, why had he never heard of any company bearing the Reid name? The fact that he was poor didn’t mean that he was ignorant. He knew many of the top companies in the world, and knew some prominent consortiums too. In fact, David Lesley father was even in charge of one of the 5-star restaurants in the Mayflower District.

“Grandfather, you said I’m the heir to the Reid Consortium?” Darius asked.

“Yes, you are.” His grandfather replied

“But how come I’ve never heard of any top companies in the world bearing the Reid name? As a student of Business Management I’ve done a lot of research regarding top companies and I’ve never seen a company bearing the Reid name.”

His grandfather however sighed when he heard his grandson’s question. However he didn’t blame him. It was expected, as only the heirs to the Reid Consortium knew how much power and wealth they controlled.

His grandfather didn’t answer his question. Instead he stood up and walked over to the mahogany desk where several documents were littered. He picked up two of the documents and walked back to the chair he was seated before. He handed over the documents to Darius before speaking.

than 90% shares in each of those companies. As a student of Business Management, you should have seen most, if not all of those

at his grandfather briefly before turning his gaze to the documents in his hands. However,

He was utterly flabbergasted!

nothing would be able to shock him again, but what he saw had completely blown his

in the world, with the least company ranked 70th in the world,

was ranked 17th in the world with a yearly revenue

knew that the streaming platform where his ex-girlfriend’s dinner date with David was

ranked 7th in the world with a yearly revenue of $600B! That was twice

He even made a research about them in his second year of university. As the leading company in technology and electrical gadgets, they were a globally acclaimed company. Their ranking alone spoke volumes about the wealth they had. They were also

businesses on the list. The Reid Consortium didn’t just consist of

luxury stores, top certified 10-star hotels, and several mineral mines and oil wells were all part of the Reid Consortium, with the Reid Consortium having more than 90% shares in each one

the businesses listed in the document. Hell some of the oil wells even made close to 1 trillion dollars

stopped looking at the list. He turned

what is the net worth of the Reid

Grandfather smiled before

last bothered to check. The net worth keeps on

saying that it was useless to ask. Their wealth was quite literally

the documents he handed over to him. He cleared his throat loudly, drawing Darius

those companies are no longer registered under