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."

A 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 the third- ranked beauty from his university, who's also a young lady from the Chamberlain family."

Hearing 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 the two young men. She snatched their phone, eyes glued to the screen as she spoke.

"Sorry, boys. I need to see this video real quick."

The two were 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 subdued voice,

"Excuse me. Are you and Darius also in a relationship?"

Every muscle 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 onto his seat and dared not speak again.

Edward approached her side at 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 at the two young men, addressing them calmly,

"Unfortunately, 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 little discussion earlier has completely overstepped the boundaries of what we view as acceptable."

He then calmly picked up one of the men’s forks, raising it before crushing it in his palm with ease. As both men fell gravely silent, he retracted his hand and fixated on them like a predator.

Opposite him, the two's gazes were downcast. They forced themselves to avoid meeting Edward's nightmarish stare. That garnered a Satisfied nod from Edward, who wanted this outcome.

"I don't want anyone hearing about this matter. If word gets out, know that I'll hunt you two down.” With that, Edward smirked, then left 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 earlier.

Edward did 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 speed.

Taken aback by her passiveness, he arched a brow, explaining, "Don't worry. A car will arrive soon and take us back to Remnard Estate. This way, we'll return much quicker.

Worried thoughts swarmed Erin's mind just then. She was in such a hurry to 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 he nodded at her, a white car pulled up before them.

Erin wanted to get into the back seat, but the driver got out of the car before she could even touch the door handle. The driver then raised an arm, tossing something from his palm over to her.

At that moment, Erin stiffened, not daring to do anything. Yet, she could not help blushing in the next second as she had likely panicked for no reason. Erin turned to smile at Edward while presenting what the driver tossed at her.

Earlier, when it landed in her hand, the metal pieces collided, letting out a clink that she was all too familiar with -they were the white car's keys. Upon looking down at the keys in her palm, Erin's jaw was no longer tense. She and Edward then respectively hopped into the passenger and driver's seats.

Her fast reflexes did not escape Edward's notice as he was a trained professional. Thus, he could tell the slightest actions of others, be it Bridget or Erin. Still, he chose not to speak about it and focused on driving normally.

Erin's heart raced with more anxiety than before. Unable to suppress her feelings, she urged with an almost certain belief, "We should hurry. I doubt Mr. Reid knows about the video, or perhaps he's in trouble because he would never allow such a compromising video of himself to go online."

Edward did not think reality would be as Erin had predicted, but he could not come up with a logical explanation to quell her anxiety. All he could do was drive faster to the Gillette family’s villa.

As they drove ahead onto the road, many expensive sports cars traveled closer to them. Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

Edward's brows knitted when he saw the fleet of vehicles propelling toward his car.

Although he had received professional training in avoiding car accidents, Edward could not shake break away from the fleet-they had arrived far too suddenly for that to be an option.