The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 217

Edward stayed rooted to the ground wordlessly as he did nothing wrong. He believed Darius was a justice person who would never let him suffer for anything he did not do.

Everyone on board had conflicted thoughts, but none spoke except for Shelvin.

He squawked with a pitchy tone, "Of course, Edward didn't agree. However, he was very young and not a professional bodyguard at the time, so he had no idea that we put a tracking device on him once he entered the room. From that, we managed to track Darius’ every action accurately. The person then got Edward's ex-fiance’s mother to start trouble at the airport, delaying things so we could tamper with the plane and ensure Darius died aboard. Alas, things turned out to be different from what we expected-we never expected Elizabeth to get involved. She somehow got on this plane too. We never planned to kill her."

Darius’ lips curled up into a cold smile.

Shelvin knew Darius believed him when he saw the latter smirking. He calmly continued, "So when I boarded this plane, I received orders from the person behind everything, my employer, to end Elizabeth's life whenever I see fit. Thus, I picked out the best timing to execute those orders."

He then stretched all his fingers apart and rolled his sore shoulders back before concluding, ‘That's all I have to say regarding my part in this story."

Annoyance flickered in Darius' eyes. He glowered at Shelvin, balling his fists while raising them.

The two stood about 10 feet apart, but once Darius did that, Shelvin's arms instinctively shot up toward his neck because he could not breathe. With every second, the invisible force constricting his neck tightened. He gripped his neck and spoke hoarsely.

"D-Darius, I believe you should let me go now. I didn't wrong you in any way. Besides, I did everything you asked by telling the truth. I'm pretty sure I didn't leave out any details. You can tell me if I’ve done anything wrong, and I'll correct it. There's no need to turn to violence."

His fearful gaze locked onto Darius as he uttered those sentences at lightning speed.

Although Darius was an enlightened martial artist, it was difficult for him to understand every word clearly. Nevertheless, he had a rough idea of what was said.

Seeing the sincere look on Shelvin’s face, Darius knew the former was telling the truth. He loosened his fists slightly, but not entirely. Still, that alone was enough to give the former some relief.

Shelvin opened his mouth wide, greedily sucking in every bit of air he could. He then looked at Darius, hoarsely stating, "I don't know what I did wrong, but I hope you can tell me straightforwardly so I can amend my mistakes and make up for all the trouble I've caused, like wasting your time."

Darius nodded stoically. "I'll give you one last chance. Know that I won't hesitate to send you down to hell, where you can mingle with Elizabeth for eternity if you cross me again."

This time, no threats were necessary for Shelvin to take action; he immediately held his neck with eyes full of fear and nodded.

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Darius lowered his arms, shut his eyes, then leaned back into his seat and crossed his arms before asking,

"How were you at the private corner where I dealt with that older woman? Based on your abilities, it’s unlikely that you can conceal yourself from me, so I bet someone was aiding you."

Upon hearing that, Shelvin slapped his forehead.

"My bad. The situation has made me negligent, so I forgot to inform you how it happened. Basically, I arrived at the airport last night and was responsible for setting up the incidents that occurred today, including the employees involved. So, I placed a tracker on the woman once she arrived at the airport in case things went out of hand. I knew things were no longer going according to my plan once she got dragged away. After weighing my options, I decided to come over and see what was happening."

"See what was happening?" Darius repeated.

Shelvin sensed the disapproval in Darius’ snide remark. However, the latter's reaction placed him in a difficult position. He did not know what to say to make Darius stop picking on and questioning his every mistake.

Desperate, he flashed puppy dog eyes at Darius, hoping to appear innocent and pitiful.

Many possible outcomes of today formed in Shelvin’s mind. Yet, none of them came true because Darius never bothered to open his eyes or look at Shelvin.

That was when Shelvin elaborated, "Edward was popular with the ladies back when he attended school. I chose this specific family for my plan because they weren't good people. They did horrible things and harmed many innocent people by robbing and scamming them. That's why I never intended for them to walk away alive when I asked them to participate in my plans-"