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

of that ever happened during the Reid family's bodyguard training

He was initially furious to learn of how other families trained their bodyguards. It baffled him, and he could not

all human life as precious gifts. Hence, it upset him to learn some wealthy people thought differently. Yet, he soon felt pride, knowing

that Darius remained silent, Bridget continued, "Edward 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.

off, his eyes narrowing at Bridget." You've sung many praises about him and his future this entire night.

I'm unsure of how you currently feel toward Edward

word came

struggled with his life before becoming a bodyguard. So, he's probably uninterested in dating or maintaining good relations, especially with women. That's also why I think he's lying and taking the blame for everything. I bet he has some

came from Darius, who

when he was penniless, he was still willing to be in a romantic relationship with her and even thought about marrying Sarah. Thus, he could not fully confirm that Edward was uninterested in

when Edward

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

"I’m back, Mr. Reid."

about the Reid family’s bodyguard training camp and some issues with your character. Now, I'm giving you one last chance to tell me