The Consortium's Heir novel Chapter 263

Chapter 263

A lighthearted chuckle came from Darius, who shook his head and said, "Don’t worry.The person that’s about to show up is Edward."

Only then did Bridget let out a relieved sigh and return her hands to her sides.

However, her brows soon twisted together as she asked, "Why did he get here so late? He drove behind our car, yet we've been standing here for some time, and he still hasn’t shown up."

Darius shook his head before explaining with a smile, "I’m sure it’s because he couldn’t get a parking near the entrance like us since he’s driving the damaged Bugatti from earlier."

Bridget raised her head slightly, then scrunched her nose and flashed a thin smile out of embarrassment.

"Apologies, Mr.Reid.I never thought he would get stopped from entering because of that."

Finding the topic uninteresting, Darius did not voice his opinions on the matter anymore.He was, instead, looking forward to the person that would soon come out of the villa.

That was when the person stayed at the front door without speaking or doing anything.

Even so, Darius did not care; he knew the other party would be the first to give in.

After all, the loser of today was the Gillette family, whose mortifying secret had gotten revealed to the guests.

Darius eventually dropped the thought as Edward arrived.

The latter glistened with joy, or rather, it was because a thick layer of sweat coated his face.His sweaty appearance indicated he had walked a long way to get here.

Both Bridget and Darius felt bad that Edward had gone through so much.

The former then looked at Edward and asked, "Why do you seem so happy? Did something happen?"

Edward pursed his lips while looking at Bridget, which gave the latter a sense of foreboding.

She immediately regretted asking that question, but Edward had already merrily answered, "You're famous, Bridget —everyone here knows you.

In fact, the other bodyguards around became alert when you arrived.

They informed their masters that you’re a threatening person and urged their masters to leave at once."

His shoulders kept rising and falling as he guffawed.

Even his eyes lit up as he boasted, "Hah! I haven’t seen anyone react with this much fear in many years! What amazes me more is all the bodyguards here know you, and they’re as scared of you as the other bodyguards -in-training under the Reid family."

At that point, Darius’ breathing quickened, and his eyes narrowed.

"Even if the two of you have much to chat about," he snapped, "I don’t think now is the appropriate time to do so.We're free to chat as you please at the hotel after we settle what we came here to do."

An intense but inexplicable emotion radiated from his gaze as it swept past Bridget and Edward.

That ignited a change in the two at once; they hurriedly took a step in opposite directions, creating a larger space between them.

Darius kept silent after that, only glancing at the two briefly before turning the other way.