The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 205

Not a word came from Darius. All he did was shut his eyes and continue to rest.

It was not long before Erin closed her laptop and stood, her eyes gleaming. "It's done, Mr. Reid."

At the same time, her features loosened with signs of exhaustion.

Darius opened his eyes, but before he could speak, the woman guffawed." Anyone can find out who owns the airline by searching it online. Besides, I'm the company's-"

No longer patient, Darius shot onto his feet and glared daggers at the woman. “I hope you remember that I own more than half of this airline company's shares. In other words, I have absolute control over this company, which means I can replace this company's board and executive manager as I please."

Fear coursed through the woman's veins.

She raised her head, casting a shaky look at Darius while musing, “I'm the second major chairperson in this company after Darius. I'm also the executive manager.

In saying that before a crowd, Darius is making others question my authority! I can't let him have his way anymore!"

Determined, she stood up and smoothed her clothes. "I hope you know you'll be in trouble with the law for saying all of that! The most obvious outcome is that you'll end up in jail!"

Darius studied her with a predatory jeer. "I can sense your fear through your every action. Regardless, you should know I don't care about your threats."

He shrugged as though facing jail time was a walk in the park for him.

The woman did not expect Darius, a mere human like everyone else, to react so stoically. It made her eyes widen in shock.

"Are you aware of the consequences your current words will bring?"

"I think," Darius sneered, "Rather than being concerned about me, you should worry about yourself. I know for a fact that I'll be safe."

Subsequently, he made a finger gun motion at the woman, raised it slightly, and loudly said, "Bang!"

The woman jolted, and her sudden action caused the bench she sat on to drag against the ground with a bone-chilling screech. Dense silence filled the space just then.

That was when Erin's snickering broke out, and it caught Darius’ attention.

"What has happened?" Darius asked. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

"Mr. Reid, I think I've discovered something.” Not a tinge of fear showed on Erin's face. Instead, her eyes slightly curved with the faintest hint of anticipation. She promptly passed her now-open laptop over to Darius.

On the screen was a map with a flickering and moving red dot, which immediately caused Darius’ eyes to narrow in confusion. He braised a brow at Erin, who instantly understood what he meant and explained with a chipper tone,

"Mr. Reid, the dot represents the husband of Elizabeth Wilson, the woman before us. He's already gotten informed and is rushing over to us. His driving has far exceeded the maximum speed allowed on public roads. We can inform the police. That way, he can never show his face in front of us.”

Elizabeth's eyes widened, and she thrashed desperately to stand up from the bench. However, it was evident that the control room personnel would not let her leave. Otherwise, his hands would not be on

her shoulders, exerting force to keep her in place.

Terrified, Elizabeth's voice became a pitch higher as she shrilled, "You can’t treat me like this! I haven't done anything wrong!"

The personnel nodded while calmly speaking. “Indeed, that’s true. But I’m only doing this to prevent you from making a mistake. Of course, if you don't need my help, you can always charge at Mr. Reid and get physical. I'll then have to apprehend both of you, and you'll end up paying a hefty sum as part of your bail.”

Only then did Elizabeth rein in her emotions.

She remained in the seat opposite Darius and looked up at the personnel. It took her a moment to force a smile at the latter.

"Thank you, sir. I would've done something wrong if it weren't for you."

The personnel stayed in place without a trace of emotion.

That made Elizabeth feel so humiliated that she pursed her lips into a thin line.

Darius had his legs casually crossed while he sat on the bench. He could sense Erin's gaze lingering on him throughout the incident. Glimpsing at his watch, Darius mused,

"The plane's examination has likely ended by now. There's no way that flight is taking off. Then again, I can always go on the next flight that leaves in an hour.”

With that in mind, he nodded and said, "Well done, Erin. Send her to the airport's detention center for now. I'll deal with her once my schedule frees up and I return from this trip."

He got up, smoothed the creases on his suit, and then eyed the control room personnel. "I'm on a tight schedule, so I must leave now."

"Sir!" the personnel interjected, brows drawing close. "I’m afraid you can't leave because there’s no proof that what you claimed about the plane is true. You're free to go after we find evidence to validate your words.

However, should that not happen, you'll have to come with us. Besides, we can't just ignore your displays of aggression toward our company’s and manager."

Adeep, lengthy sigh came from Darius then. Nevertheless, he returned to his seat, flashing a blank look at the personnel. "I've already told you-I'm their superior and the head chairman of this company. I don’t think any of the airport’s personnel, at least not you, are needed to interfere with my arguments against my subordinates."

That shut the personnel up. After all, what Darius said was the truth. The personnel had no place in resolving the matter.

Thus, the personnel cast a helpless look at Elizabeth. "Miss Elizabeth, if this man is genuinely a major shareholder, we can't settle the disputes between you two. All we can do is find a middle ground to resolve this conflict."

At that point, Elizabeth knew there was no other way.