The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

Chapter 296

Bridget had dropped Edward and Erin off someplace safe earlier. Once she left, the two found a coffee shop nearby, taking shelter until the dust settled with Darius and the Gillette Group.

They sat down, but before they could order any drinks, they heard some people whispering from the table next to theirs.

"Oh my god, why would anyone upload this kind of video online? Tsk! My eyes hurt from watching it..." a guy said while shaking his head at his phone.

The second person eagerly looked at the phone and exclaimed, "Maybe it's because the two people in that video are very famous! That guy's Darius Reid, the top dog at Kingston University. What's even more shocking is he used to be the poorest student there. It’s just that he somehow became rich overnight."

Upon hearing that, the first guy's jaw fell wide open.

"Woah," he replied, "I didn't know that. Well, what about the girl in the video? She looks pretty. Although, nothing about her seems remarkable. Is she a celebrity?"

"No, that young lady is from the Anderson family," explained the second person.

The first person then examined the video in detail, commenting, "I don't think there's anything wrong with the video."

he interjected," Theoretically, there’s nothing wrong. However, there was news not long ago that

knew there would be many negative implications if this information spread to others, so she shot to her feet, rushing toward the two young men. She snatched their phone, eyes glued

need to see this

the guys knew they had discovered something huge. One of them stood, leaned closer to Erin's ear, and asked in a subdued

Are you and Darius

for a split second. She eventually glared daggers at the young man, startling him so much that he fell back onto his seat and dared not speak

approached her side at once, swinging an arm over her shoulder and leading her body in the other direction. A blank look coated his face as he turned to look at

under Darius, and we'll continue to serve him for the foreseeable future. So, your little discussion earlier has completely overstepped the boundaries of what we view

his palm with ease. As both men fell gravely silent, he retracted his hand and fixated on

were downcast. They forced themselves to avoid meeting Edward's nightmarish stare. That garnered a satisfied nod from Edward,

want anyone hearing about this matter. If word gets out, know that I'll hunt you two down." With that, Edward smirked, then left to pay for the coffee that he and Erin never got to drink. There, he politely beamed

coffee shop. Next to him was a silent Erin, who had not spoken

her passiveness, he arched a brow, explaining, "Don't worry. A car will arrive soon and take us back

think about anything else and only

car before she could even touch the door handle. The driver then raised an arm, tossing something from his palm over