The Consortium's Heir novel Chapter 281

Chapter 281

Leah's voice was firm, and her eyes were confident.

Kate took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and started to tremble. As time passed, her trembling grew worse.

Benji wasn’t much better off, but he took a deep breath to calm himself down. Then, he placed a hand on Kate's shoulder and said, "There's no need to get mad over the things she said.

She grew up with her mother and was educated the same way. Trust me-I may not be the brightest, but I'm definitely the best at telling right from wrong among everyone present.”

Kate could tell he was trying his best to comfort her, but she could sense that he wasn't doing too well himself. She took a deep breath to calm herself, then turned to look at Darius with reddened eyes.

"I think you helped me to make the correct decision." Then, she looked away.

Calypso had already recovered from her earlier embarrassment. At Kate's words, she shot to her feet and dashed over to Darius, grabbing him by the collar again.

"It looks like William's disappearance has to do with the both of you! You two must've conspired to harm him. As long as you free him now, I can sweep this whole thing under the rug.”

Kate scratched her ear, feeling like this sounded familiar. Then, an ugly look crept onto her face. She started to tremble again, and her voice was shaky with rage as she said, "What's that supposed to mean? What have I done to warrant you badmouthing me in front of the whole world? I want you to make things clear in the presence of everyone here!" She'd never been so enraged in her life.

This made Leah and Calypso smile victoriously, however. Leah walked up to her, her face streaked with tears, and her voice gentle yet hoarse as she said, "Kate, there's no need to hide the truth anymore. No matter what happened or what you intend to do, the cat will be out of the bag once we investigate this man next to you.”

Kate paled. This was the first time in her life that she'd felt so helpless because she knew that Leah was right. If Darius didn't want to help her, Leah and Calypso could find out what had happened as long as they looked into the matter. Who cared whether it was the truth?

Calypso couldn't help but tremble. She'd never expected her perfect plan to fall through! Also, the brother that she’d been taking advantage of for years had suddenly woken up and turned his back on her! This was all Darius’ fault-he'd somehow gotten Benji on his team.

Thus, this led to Calypso reaching out to grab Darius by the collar once again, despite them being further apart because Kate had approached him earlier. This time, however, Darius didn't allow her to succeed. He took a step back to stand shoulder-to- shoulder with Kate, then stopped. Calypso couldn't touch him anymore.

He straightened his collar and said to Bridget, who was standing nearby, "Take down how much this shirt costs and have this woman compensate me for it. Her rough actions have ruined it, and I can't wear it anymore in the future.”

Bridget put her hands behind her back and nodded calmly.

Calypso's face turned red with rage. She gritted her teeth and pointed at Darius, but her eyes were on Benji as she screeched, "Iloathe having to tell people you're my brother, you know? Because I find it hard to believe that someone with whom I share the same blood is such an idiot! You've never had a mind of your own and never thought about the truth of the matter. You believe them all the same, whether it’s Kate's words or mine. The only thing that’s consistent about you is the fact that you keep wavering!”