The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 246

Erin saw a message appear on her laptop screen.

In it, Darius explained his current situation, causing her to frown.

She looked up at Bridget, alerting, "Mr.Reid might be in trouble.I’m unsure if he’s sustain any physical injuries from this unforeseen situation."

As soon as Bridget heard that first sentence, she put away the map she held and got up to leave.

Only when she stood at the door did she hear the last sentence.

Thus, she stopped to say, "I have some doubts."

Erin smiled, nodding.

"I understand what you’re confused about, but you won’t feel that way after reading the rest of what Mr.Reid has sent us."

Erin’s composure alleviated Bridget’s anxiety at that moment.

She mused, "Among everyone I know, no one cares for Darius more than Erin.So, if she’s calm, it must mean Darius isn’t in real danger." Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

With that thought, she paced over to read the message on Erin’s laptop.

Nevertheless, her lips twitched, and she could not hold herself back.

"Thank you for informing me about Mr.Reid’s situation, but I’ve decided to go over anyway.I fear he’s still exposed to danger since the enemy has many people on their side."

Erin nodded, not stopping her from leaving.

In the meantime, back at the hotel, Kate had opened the door.

All the men yelling for her came rushing in.

Their forceful entrance shoved Kate onto the ground.

Upon seeing that, Darius’ finger twitched, but he did not plan to help her.

Kate massaged the back of her head, where a bald spot and her injury from the plane incident were.

It had slightly healed but was now aching from the impact.

The pain was so intense that Kate felt a little dizzy, unable to get from the floor.She hoped that Darius would give her a hand, but much to her disappointment, he did not move.

Contrary to his lack of reaction, the men clamored even more.

Although their yells sounded angry, the looks on their faces suggested otherwise; it seemed like they were subtly trying to suppress their smiles.

Darius remained on the couch with a stoic countenance.

"You’ve put in quite the effort to get me inside this room.Sadly, I’m a busy person with limited time to waste.I might not be able to play along with your entire charade, so if there’s something you wish to say, get to it."

Silence engulfed the room again.

The men’s eyes were on Darius, shock coating all their faces.

"W-What do you mean by that? How dare you imply that we set you up in this situation!" exclaimed the leader of the men, whose voice started out meek but eventually toughened as he found the perfect excuse to blame Darius.

He then spoke as if his assumptions were true.

"Look at what you’re wearing! What is your relationship with our boss’ daughter?"

Kate remained on the ground, but her cheeks had taken on a reddish hue.

She then scowled at the leader and thundered through gritted teeth, "Bilgi! Stop spewing lies about what happened! 1 won’t spare you if you dare utter a word of slander against me! Who cares if you worked under my dad for a long time? Your current behavior has made it crystal clear that you’re no longer loyal to my dad!"

Her eyes were ablaze, especially when she saw the barely concealed smiles on the men’s faces for - heir scheme’s success.

While Kate thought about that, a doubt formed in her mind.

That was when she noticed a black, unknown.object in the corner of her hotel room.

She was sure she had never seen it there before when she stayed in this room.

Hence, she shot to her feet and raced over to the object.

Darius paid attention to her every move just then.

Simultaneously, Bilgi cackled.

"Oh? You’re much more intelligent than you seem, Miss Kate!"

Kate whipped her head around so quickly that it did not even take a second for her fiery gaze to burn Bilgi.

Even so, Bilgi was unafraid.

His hands were on his waist as he arrogantly raised his chin at Kate.

"Your dad is an excellent chairman, but he’s recently been out of contact with everyone.That means all control over his company goes to his daughter during his absence.In theory, you should inherit the company.However, your messy affair with this boy toy will likely cause unimaginable damage to the company’s reputation, so you can’t have the company now!"

Kate did not stop while the former was speaking.

When he ended his speech, she had already grabbed the black camera and glared at him.

Yet, much to her dismay, the latter was not frightened after seeing what was in her hands.

That caused her to panic.

With trembling hands, she uttered, "I-I have the surveillance camera now.You—"

Thunderous laughter came from Bilgi before Kate could finish her words.

It left her fuming, her cheeks as red as beets, and she failed to say anything more.

Having witnessed that, Darius stood from the couch.He approached Kate and nudged her to get behind him before glowering at Bilgi from above.

"To be honest, I assumed you were a child based on your height when I first saw you."

Then, he landed a blow on Bilgi’s nose before the latter could even react to that insult.

Darius would never have done this in the past, but things were different now—he was a man of immeasurable wealth.

Thus, he refused to suppress his anger anymore, knowing nothing good ever came from him tolerating others.

Kate’s mouth rounded into the shape of a big ‘0’ while her eyes glimmered at Darius.She never imagined that he would attack others in her defense.

Bilgi plopped onto the ground, his hands cupping his face as he sneered at Darius.

"My goodness! How dare you hit me? I’ve never met such a bold boy toy in my life! While I understand you’re selling your bodily services to Miss Kate, you should know this—in Miss Kate’s current situation, she no longer holds the prestige or worth of being a lady.In fact, she even has to serve me to maintain a livelihood.As for you, if I asked her to leave you, do you seriously think she would choose you over her life?"