The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

Chapter 198

Bridget ran to Darius' side, urging him,

"Mr. Reid, I think you should give Edward another chance because this matter has been plaguing him for some time now. It's plausible for a girl to fall in love with Edward at first glance and obsess over making him her boyfriend. However, Edward doesn't even remember meeting this

woman's daughter. He doesn’t even know when they crossed paths! As for the rest of this woman’s accusations about our workplace relationship, that's false as well!"

Her gaze locked onto Darius’ face, searching for any hint that the latter had changed his mind about firing Edward. Sadly, there was none.

Even Erin did not know what Darius was planning. She felt his current actions were different from what she previously thought.

Silence filled the space.

However, the surrounding onlookers now stared at Darius with disapproval. They felt he was cruel for not protecting his employee in that situation.

Little did they know their opinions would soon get proven wrong.

Darius took out a check and handed it to Edward just then. "I think you should set aside some time to resolve this matter. Here's some money to do so. You can use it for anything, and you don't have to explain it to me."

Edward did not accept the check.

sockets. He muttered, "B-But,

stay with the company if you can fix this situation." Edward still could not comprehend Darius' motivations, but he knew he had a chance

but Darius had

Darius proclaimed. "Tell me. What do you think now?

could tell Darius' clothes were above average, and she had overheard the onlookers’ discussions earlier. Thus, her

trying to fool me! You may look rich based on your outfit, but I won't believe it! I doubt you can afford an entire set of clothing in this price

quickly slapped on the woman’s

the woman

at Erin with utter shock, and screamed, "I don't know who

Darius stood with his arms crossed, his expression frosty. "I

the ground with her eyes rounded at Erin. She could feel a burning sensation on her cheek, which obstructed her ability to think logically. She

you know what you’ve just done? Do you know who I am? How dare you hit me? Let me tell you this-you’ll have hell to

how much I'll have to compensate you. I wonder if

noticed his surroundings, a smile

not even the man that stood

Darius did not bother to inform the man about the missed

for a while now. Tell me, what exactly

contract?