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."

However, there was news not long ago that Darius Reid was dating the third- ranked beauty from his university, who's also

negative implications if this information spread to others, so she shot to her feet, rushing toward the two young

need to see this video real

the guys knew they had discovered something huge.

Are you and Darius also in

for a split second. She eventually glared daggers at the young man,

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

I have two things to tell you-the first is that your guess is wrong. Secondly, we're both employees under Darius, and we'll continue to serve him for the foreseeable future. So, your

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

avoid meeting Edward's nightmarish stare. That garnered

hunt you two down." With that, Edward smirked, then left to

not immediately take action after exiting the coffee shop. Next to him was a silent Erin, who had not spoken to him since realizing his and Bridget's superhuman

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

could not think about anything else and only stood on the spot. Nevertheless, Edward

into the back seat, but the driver got out of the car before she could even touch the