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 Darius Reid was dating the third- ranked beauty from

Erin’s head; she 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 to the screen as she

I need to

expression, the guys knew they had discovered something huge. One

me. Are you and Darius

second. She eventually glared daggers at the young man, startling him so much that he fell back

swinging an arm over her shoulder and leading her body in the other direction. A blank

employees under Darius, and we'll continue to serve him for the

with ease. As both men fell

forced themselves to avoid meeting Edward's nightmarish stare. That garnered a satisfied nod from Edward, who wanted

smirked, then left to pay for the coffee

Next to him was a silent

worry. A car will arrive

Erin's mind just then. She was in such a hurry to get there that she could not think about anything else and only stood on the spot. Nevertheless, Edward kept to his word. Five

before she could even