The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

"Darius isn't asking about our level of expertise for his personal benefit," Bridget thought, touched that Darius had bothered to learn more about her abilities. It meant he was genuinely listening and learning about his bodyguards.

"I once won first place in a hacking competition," she elaborated, "And Edward can do many things with his skills. Only he, among the other bodyguards, is able to perform challenging surgical operations."

Darius leaned against the seat’s backrest, falling into deep thought. It took a while before he spoke.

"Both of your levels of expertise seem superior to other experts in those respective fields. One can even say you're both top in the world at what you do.”

Still groveling on the ground, Shelvin's eyes shot open once he heard Darius ' words.

"I didn't find out about that information beforehand. If I had known, I wouldn't have shown up today." With that thought, Shelvin did not hesitate to tear up and plead,

"Mr. Reid, please forgive me! I didn’t know your background before overhearing the conversation between you and the lady next to you. I wouldn't have come here if I knew you were from the Reid family!"

Darius chose not to respond and continued focusing on Bridget. "It must’ve been challenging for you two to endure bodyguard training camp." 1

"Not at all, Mr. Reid." Another genuine smile curved on Bridget's face.

clothes, and a roof over our heads. Furthermore, our lives weren't under any threat. You've just reunited with the Reid family, so you probably aren't aware of this-several wealthy families and consortiums require their bodyguards to kill one another during training. Only those that survive can become

that ever happened during the Reid family's bodyguard training

He was initially furious to learn of how other families trained their bodyguards. It

upset him to learn some wealthy people thought differently. Yet, he soon felt pride, knowing

was one of those who lived a pitiful life. Several years ago, he struggled to keep himself fed. He grew up in a less fortunate background. Even after becoming the Reid family's bodyguard and receiving a high salary, his financial struggles persisted. That's because

eyes narrowing at Bridget." You've sung many praises about him and his future

at him." Sorry, Mr. Reid. I'm unsure of how you currently feel toward Edward as he has made many mistakes, and you didn't seem

a word came

So, he's probably uninterested in dating or maintaining

came from Darius,

thought about Sarah just then. After all, even when he was penniless, he was still willing to be in a romantic relationship with her and even thought about marrying

was when Edward

Bridget share a look made Edward nervous, and he curled both fists on the sides of

"I’m back, Mr. Reid."

growing anxiety, so he explained, "I just learned about the Reid family’s bodyguard training camp and some issues with your character. Now, I'm giving you