The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 215

Darius sat back in his, he could tell the man on the ground no longer planned to attack. Thus, Darius returned his attention to the contents of his laptop screen.

Shelvin did not expect that from the former. He knelt on the ground and dared not move while letting out lengthy sighs. With time, he eventually felt he could not stay in that position any longer, so he cautiously looked up and glanced sideways at Darius. That was when Darius’ voice rang out.

"Everything you've done till now remains a mistake until I allow you to get up. I'm being generous by only making you kneel now. If you can't even fulfil this condition of mine, I suggest you try to kill me instead. Otherwise, you'll suffer a more miserable end."

Every muscle in Shelvin's body tremored as he knelt and bowed his upper body against the ground.He succumbed because he knew Darius was serious about that threat.

Thus, he gulped and looked up at the latter.

"Then, what must I do for you to allow me to stand?"

Darius’ eyes narrowed at Shelvin.

"I want to know how you managed to show up at such immaculate timing and see me deal with that pesky woman. Also, why did that woman suddenly start trouble for Edward at the airport earlier?"

"What? I don't understand a word you're saying!" Shelvin's eyes hardened, trying to shoot a calm and collected look at Darius but failing.

Darius took in the former with a look of mockery.

"Since you've decided not to tell me anything, what else can you offer in exchange for me to let you go?"

Shelvin leaned against the ground, his eyes darting around as he brainstormed.

"Everything has turned out differently from the information I found about Darius,” he thought before gulping and continuing to kneel. He knew he needed to make a decision.

Then, Darius looked up and did not see Kate’s head peeking out from the seat in front of him. He found it odd as he did not see Kate leave the cabin at any point, so he stood.

Shelvin was already terrified of Darius, so seeing the latter abruptly stand made him shrink backward in fear. Yet, he was surprised when he realized Darius' focus was not on him. The latter did not even spare a sideways glance at him.

Instead, Darius walked ahead, eventually taken aback by the sight of Kate lying on the ground.

Her eyes were shut, and it seemed as though she did not know what had happened.

Darius instantly guessed the reason for that; it was because Shelvin's sudden gust of wind caused her to trip, hit her head, and faint. She then remained unconscious until now.

A deep sigh came from Darius just then. NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

He turned to look at Shelvin, saying, "You were already at fault for killing someone. Now, you’ve just made another mistake. I'll keep this in mind and settle things with you once we get off this plane.”

Shelvin did not fear those words. Instead, his eyes widened with relief as what Darius said implied he could leave this plane alive. Sadly, his hopeful outlook would soon get shattered.

Darius returned to his seat, adding with his frosty tone, ‘That is if you manage to get off this plane alive.”

Eyes widened and heart racing, Shelvin was shocked that Darius was not planning to let him go. His voice took on more of a squeak as he clarified,

"Darius, although I came here intending to harm you, I didn’t actually do it."

‘That intention alone is enough reason for me to kill you. I don't need you to do anything else now.” Darius yawned before adding, "I'm not an enforcer of the law, so the outcome of things doesn’t matter to me-it's your motive and your actions throughout the event that matter to me.”

Shelvin's eyes were wide open. He could not express anything else apart from the terror he felt. After all, he had never encountered anyone like Darius in all his years as an assassin.

Darius let out a long exhale after sitting down. He then instructed,

"Edward, get the plane's captain, or any other person in charge, over. Tell them Kate is injured and needs medical attention."

Edward whipped around on his heel to do so at once, not doubting the former’s orders. It was also then that Bridget shut her Laptop.

She shot a determined gaze at Darius. "Mr. Reid, you can relax now. The video no longer exists on his phone, and he can't ever retrieve it again."

Darius quirked a brow before locking eyes with Bridget. "I didn't know you had such skills." A proud smile spread across Bridget's face.

“Edward and I may be proficient in fighting, but our combat skills aren't in the top ten ranking among all other bodyguards. Contrarily, we have many skills that others don't. For instance, I'm well versed in computer science and driving while Edward specializes in management and medical practices.”

His eyes rounded, shocked as he had always assumed it only took adept combat skills to become a bodyguard for the Reid family.

Now he knows that The Reid family's bodyguards needed exceptional fighting skills, as well as many abilities and specializations within other fields. He now had a higher level of understanding toward Reid Consortium's wealth.

Some time passed before he nodded, asking, ‘Those are both your areas of expertise, huh? Well, I'd like to know how you define expertise. To what extent are you two proficient in your skills?"

Bridget beamed. That was the first time she revealed a sincere smile before Darius, as she reached a new level of understanding toward him.

She mused, "He's indeed a remarkable person who's able to deduce many things from one piece of the puzzle like he's doing now by asking that."