The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 312

#No matter what happened during the rest of the drive, Felix kept his attention on driving the car ahead safely and swiftly.

Like the former, Maurice was in equal distress throughout the drive.

He sat in the backseat with both hands on his knees, gripping his jeans tightly while his gaze remained downcast.

Only through doing that could Maurice hold back from asking the many questions in his mind.

He even felt Edward’s gaze lingering on him several times, but he dared not raise his head to speak to the latter.

Edward initially knitted his brows with concern at the boy, but after some time, Edward would turn away quickly and silently while his shoulders trembled.

Moments would pass before he looked ahead again with reddened eyes.

Of course, Maurice knew the reason behind that—Edward was not crying out of worry for Maurice.

Instead, it was because he found Maurice hilarious.

Maurice pursed his lips, not knowing what to do as he could not pinpoint why Edward was laughing.

His doubts continued to plague him until they arrived at the hotel.

Only then did Darius awake from his rest.

Maurice was about to open the backdoor and head out of the car when Darius suddenly grabbed the car key from the ignition.

That prevented anyone from opening the car doors.

The sealed interior made everyone except Darius nervous.

Darius looped the key around his index finger, flinging them around as crisp metal clinking sounds rang out.

Grim silence filled the car just like that.

No one dared to speak as they did not know why Darius had locked them in the car.

The situation prolonged until Darius put the keys on his lap, resting both hands on the armrests beside him.

"Do you guys know why I’ve locked you in this car for so long?"

The three looked at Darius.

Edward and Maurice, who were in a friendly relationship with Darius, shot him a helpless look.

Meanwhile, Felix, who did not have the best relationship with Darius, only glanced at Darius before quickly looking away.

Darius took in every detail of how the three reacted before finally answering his question.

"Felix has been serving the Reid family since long ago.We just haven’t contacted him since our company hasn’t needed his services these few years.Even so, our company has continued to support his independent career to this day—"

Before the former had even finished speaking, Felix could not stop himself from nodding.

"Indeed, that’s the truth.Your company hasn’t contacted me after giving me a boost in my career.I was starting to feel neglected and unimportant.novelebook Hence, I was very excited when you approached me this time."

He simultaneously turned around to flash a smug grin at Maurice.

He spoke while nodding determinedly.

"I'll prove my worth to you! Since you plan to expand your company’s business here in Almiron City, I'll do my best to help you replicate your influential status in Ashweir City here!"

Darius kept silent but could tell Felix’s words were sincere.

Behind him, Maurice detected Felix’s ill intent and frowned.He wanted to rebuke, but as he opened his mouth, he subconsciously looked at Edward, then at Darius.

Seeing them made him clamp his lips shut and lower his head again.

Seeing that reaction from the boy, Felix’s proudly waving hands lowered, much like his diminishing excitement.Still, he jutted his chin at Maurice and enunciated his every word.

"Therefore, let this be a warning to anyone holding grudges against me—don’t get in the way of my glorious ambitions!" Exclusive © content by N(ô)ve/l/Drama.Org.

His voice boomed haughtily.

Yet, for some reason, it did not yield the desired effect of piquing the others’ anger.

Instead, it made him sound pitiful.

The corners of Darius’ lips twitched.

Then, he looked at Maurice and stoically said, "Since you’ve decided to serve me, stay in Almiron City to train for now.Many tasks require cooperation from both of you to be a success.You two may have some past grudges, but that’s between you.I won’t interfere with your private affairs,novelebook but I hope your conflict won't cause any issues with your work."

When Darius finished saying that, his smile turned frosty.

It emitted such a chill that everyone's hair stood straighter.

They even quivered from how icy his voice was earlier.

Now that Darius had made his point, he picked up the key and pressed one of its buttons.

A crisp chirp sounded to indicate the doors had gotten unlocked.

Following that, Darius got out of the car without sparing any of the three another glance.

Maurice stayed in the backseat, his jaw wide open as he was still baffled by Darius’ words.

He pondered, "I’ve never thought about it that way.Felix and I have been doing the same thing all this while —we worked ourselves to our bones for the same goal."

The thought of that made his heart pound.He clutched his chest, turning to face Edward, thinking that the latter thuy was his only chance at negotiating the matter.

Thus, he cleared his throat to ask, "Mr.Elliot, could you help me with this?"

Although Maurice spoke vaguely, his gaze made everything clear to Edward.

Edward, too, turned to lock eyes with Maurice.

He wore a blank expression, and because he was busy weighing the options in his mind, the way he turned his neck seemed mechanical.

It sent Maurice into a plight.

He could not tell whether Edward, who sat beside him in the backseat, was a human or a robotic personality that Edward had come up with to decline his unreasonable request tactfully.