The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 229

As she spoke, she pointed at a guy lying on the ground.

Darius looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "You're worried about the Gillette family coming here."

Alicia nodded. "Yes, sir. They're extremely unreasonable and act based on their whims and fancies. There's no way we can predict what they'll do." She looked at Darius. "If we stay here, we'll put ourselves in grave danger.

Also, the fact that Samantha did a one-eighty worries me. It proves that she knows they're almost here. We've kept an eye on her all this time, so I have no idea how she found out about that."

Darius took in her frustrated expression, then walked into the courtyard. He put his hands behind his back and looked in the direction that the Gillette family's cars were coming from. ‘You're worried that because the Gillettes know we're here, they'll be able to swiftly come up with a counterattack against us."

Alicia didn't expect him to understand her so well. She widened her eyes in surprise. Darius didn't turn to look at her, though.

Instead, a mocking and disdainful smile curved his lips.

one ways to deal with us, but none of them

it did was bewitch her. He was so handsome to her now,

when he didn't receive a reply. He turned back to look at her and asked, "So, what else

"Nothing. I’m unbelievably reassured now."

looking like her usual self and moved to put her hands into her pockets. However, she stopped at the last second

her and clearly caught the disdain on her face. He knew that

change his impression of her. He felt that it'd be dangerous if he thought of her as a normal woman. So, he walked over to

chest out. She held her head high and

seem to have already forgotten about what happened earlier." Before he could continue, she cut him off

mean I've already forgotten about what happened?

with, and at her words, he shut them. He needed a silent environment to think. This woman's attitude was extremely odd. Also, her words seemed to

heard the sound of someone panting outside, but the Gillette family had yet to arrive. The only thing that piqued his

toward them. Shelvin's hair was mussed up because of the distance he’d run. His shirt was

He’d never been this disheveled. However, he felt that he could look worse. He ran toward Darius, then