The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 211

"Besides, I genuinely love your father. I didn't get together with him for his wealth," Elizabeth added.

Whispers about the two women’s argument broke out in the cabin.

"I trust the one restrained by the security personnel."

"That flight attendant clearly isn't a good person. While she's pretty, her sharp gaze makes it seem like she's constantly plotting something vile.”

"Indeed. Plus, I don’t get it. Why would that lady work as a flight attendant if she's that rich?”

Kate's fists balled by her sides when she heard the discussions from her surroundings. She wanted to rebuke their claims but did not know what to say. Her breathing sped up alongside her heartbeat.

That was when Darius interfered, declaring, “I think, as a woman under security personnel’s restraint, she shouldn't have the right to speak with anyone.”

Only then did the two security personnel get up from their seats, no longer as lazy as they were before. They scowled at Darius but did not say anything. All they did was stand, then glanced at Elizabeth to say, "The situation is obvious. You shouldn't be speaking at all now."

Elizabeth paled, not knowing she was not allowed to speak to others after getting restrained by security personnel. Since she lived a wealthy lifestyle, she never felt like her actions were wrong.

Thus, she glimpsed at the personnel before avoiding their gaze entirely. Smiling tensely, she replied, "It was only a few words. Besides, slander is a huge deal to me. I'm sure you guys understand.

After all, it negatively affects others’ impression of my relationship and wealth. I can't let such lies continue to spread." Her reaction was unexpected by everyone there.

The personnel’s faces warped hideously.

"You should know the crimes you committed are severe. If your current behavior persists, it implies you haven't realized your mistakes. In that case, I'll label everything you do now as misconduct and present it at court when deciding your punishment."

Elizabeth's eyes grew wide, and her voice sharpened like a dagger. "Are you aware of what you're saying? I didn't do anything! I merely said a few things to my fiance's daughter. Must you guys treat me like this? Don't you think it's unfair to me?" Exclusive © content by N(ô)ve/l/Drama.Org.

The leading personnel placed a hand on his waist while propping himself against the chair with his other arm. He was so furious that his breathing quickened, rendering him speechless with rage. His gaze remained downcast, focusing on the ground.

After some deep breaths, he shot a stern look at Elizabeth. "I've been lenient, but your actions have proven you’re unworthy of my kindness. Therefore, I'll take note of your every misbehavior from now on and bring them up during your trial.”

With that, he returned to his seat, adjusted the micro camera attached to his collar, then leaned into the backrest and shut his eyes.

None of the two personnel spoke to Elizabeth after that.

It frightened Elizabeth into keeping her mouth shut.

As a woman who relied on pleasing men for a living, she had sharp wits, which allowed her to survive in the world. That was also why she could tell the personnel meant every word in his threat. She knew

she would receive no leniency from the personnel if she made the slightest sound now. They would treat her strictly as stated in the rules.

Elizabeth inhaled deeply before leaning against her backrest and shutting her eyes. She thundered in her heart, “This damned rule! I'll change it if I ever get the chance!"

Meanwhile, Kate's breathing never stabilized as the rage boiled in her chest like lava. She placed both hands on her waist.

Glowering at Elizabeth, she desperately wanted a reaction from the latter, but there was none.

Elizabeth never imagined this would happen, so she did not know what to do at that moment. All she knew was that her inner rage was slowly consuming her then. However, the flight was still ongoing, so Elizabeth dared not stomp her foot to express her anger. She only swung her fists in the air before promptly returning to her seat.

She then sat down with force, causing a loud thump to sound.

Darius, who sat two seats ahead of her, was unbothered by that, his face expressionless. He knew from Elizabeth's quickened breaths meant her rage was growing, and she would not let things end like this.

Immediately after, Elizabeth shot onto her feet and snapped, "Kate, I've always been nice to you. I even saw you as a daughter of my own! Is this how you repay me? I put in so much effort to look after your father all these years, yet you seem to think everything I do is wrong. But I’ve worked hard, and I'm sure you see my efforts! It's not right to hurl such insults at me, even if you're saying all that to ease my burden!"

She spoke with haste, so she finished uttering those words before Kate could stand and retort. By the time Kate stood before her again, a victorious smile had spread across her face.

Kate could not stand it anymore. She reached out to strike Elizabeth's cheek but failed as a gun suddenly fired.

Aregular person's vision could perceive that Elizabeth's body fell simultaneously to the firing.

Contrarily, Darius, still in his seat, shut his laptop and turned around at lightning speed. He saw the man who rushed into the aircraft at the final moment to tell Kate and Elizabeth something was wrong with the airline company. The man dashed back to his seat at a speed regular people could not perceive. After recalling the events earlier, Darius confirmed the man’s name was Shelvin.

Soon, Shelvin returned to his seat and flashed a look of shock fitting of someone not involved with the incident.

Darius’ eyes narrowed to slits. Even so, he fixated on Shelvin as the latter zipped back to sitting down. Upon seeing that, Darius thought, "He’s undoubtedly an enlightened martial artist. The airline's owner, Kate's father, also known as William Anderson, owns a corporate group with a market value of around five billion. His other assets combined are worth roughly 5.8 billion”