The Consortium's Heir

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, "! 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."

frown marred the second person's face as he interjected,” Theoretically, there’s nothing wrong. However, there was news not long ago that Darius Reid was dating

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

need to

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

Are you and

tensed for a split second. She eventually glared daggers at the young man, startling him so much

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

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

it in his palm with ease. As both men fell gravely silent, he

two's gazes were downcast. They forced themselves to avoid meeting Edward's nightmarish stare. That garnered a Satisfied nod from

to pay for the coffee that he and Erin never got to drink. There, he politely beamed like he had not aggressively threatened the men

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

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

could not think about anything else and only stood on the spot. Nevertheless, Edward kept to his word. Five minutes after he nodded at her, a white car