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."

second person's face as he interjected,” Theoretically, there’s nothing wrong. However, there was news not long ago that Darius Reid was dating the third- ranked beauty from his university, who's

that set off a siren in 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

I need to see this video

not upset but instead widened their eyes at her. After seeing her grim expression, the guys knew they had discovered something huge. One of them stood, leaned closer to Erin's ear, and asked in a

you and Darius also in

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

shoulder and leading her body in the other direction. A blank look coated his face as he turned to look at the two young men, addressing

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

before crushing it in his palm with ease. As both men fell gravely silent, he retracted his hand and fixated on

meeting Edward's nightmarish stare. That garnered a Satisfied nod from Edward, who wanted this

With that, Edward smirked, then left to pay for the coffee that he and Erin never got to drink. There, he

Next to him was a silent Erin, who

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

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