The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

"Therefore, can you pretend nothing happened on this plane and continue doing what you're supposed to?1'

The captain nodded without hesitation. He held a trembling hand out and said, "There's no way I'll turn down your request. May I shake your hand?"

Edward shrugged and nodded. He relaxed a little and said, "If you're willing, I can take a photo with you."

The captain's face glowed with excitement. His lips were trembling so badly that he couldn't say a word, and he'd even teared up. He shuffled over to Edward, then pulled out his phone with trembling hands and snapped a blurry photo.

Darius saw that there was no way to tell who was in the photo, so he smiled helplessly and took the phone from the captain. Then, he aimed the camera at them and said, "Let's take another photo. The other one was blurred."

Bridget walked over to Erin's side, his hands behind his back as she gaped at the scene before them. It felt so surreal. When Erin heard how uneven her breathing was, she knew Bridget was shocked. She turned to look at

surprised. Mr. Reid must have his reasons for doing this. All we have to do is wait, and our questions will eventually be answered. You’re being too obvious, and

heard her. A trace of surprise flashed in Darius' eyes. He glanced at Erin without anyone noticing, then put a hand behind his back before sliding the phone back into the captain's pocket.

well as she did. Though the captain hadn't been nice to Darius, he practically worshipped Edward, which was good enough. At least it wouldn’t make things between him and Darius too awkward. She

to continue speaking with Edward, but he knew not to be greedy. He forced himself to turn around

If the captain didn't snap out of it, he would say something nasty. Fortunately, the cabin crew didn’t allow that to happen. The captain only took a few steps when one of the flight attendants ran up to him and whispered something into his ear. Darius heard her clearly as

merely sat down in his seat and looked at Kate. "We should all sit down, shouldn’t we? The plane should be

nodded. "Yes, you’re right." Then, she sat

at her, making her nervous. She smiled and said, "Mr. Reid, I'm always like

was wrong. He merely smiled and said lightly, "I thought you’d be tired because of