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."

was news not long ago that Darius Reid was dating the third- ranked beauty from his university, who's also a young lady from the Chamberlain

this information spread to others, so she

need to see this video real

her grim expression, the guys knew they had discovered something huge. One of them stood, leaned closer to Erin's ear,

you and Darius

muscle in Erin's face tensed 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

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

Secondly, we're both employees under Darius, and we'll continue to serve him for the foreseeable future. So, your little

of the men's forks, raising it before crushing it in his palm with

to avoid meeting Edward's nightmarish stare. That garnered a

to pay for the coffee that he and Erin never got

coffee shop. Next to him was a silent Erin,

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

that she could not think about anything else and only stood on the spot. Nevertheless, Edward kept to his word. Five minutes after he

into the back seat, but the driver got out of the car before she could even touch the door handle. The driver then raised an arm, tossing something from his palm over to