The Consortium's Heir novel Chapter 312

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."