The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 304

"My adoptive family doesn’t treat me as well as the outside world believes.Also, the woman who took me away from the orphanage —well, she makes it clear how sick she is of me.My adoptive mother often expresses how helpless she is when I get picked on by everyone else, but I can tell she, too, doesn't like me," Maurice revealed, testing the waters as he cautiously looked at Darius.

Yet, disappointment soon tightened his chest to know the answer he wanted never came.

Darius continued to stare at Maurice, knowing what the latter was thinking.He secretly found it funny how the boy reacted.

While everyone was still stunned by the sudden turn of events, he raised his hand, hovering it over Maurice’s head.

That caused Maurice to stiffen, holding his breath until the former's hand rested on his head.

Only then did he calm down.

Darius quirked a brow but kept his opinions to himself.

All he did was calmly point out, "You were hoping to see if I knew your birth parents and whether I could tell you about them."

Maurice rolled his eyes.

He thought he hid his emotions well, yet Darius had somehow seen through him and accurately guessed his every thought.

One thing he did not anticipate, however, was how to deal with the situation before him.

Silence ensued at the scene, making things even more awkward.

Everyone felt the tension, including Maurice’s peers, who watched from the sides.

Maurice was not focusing on this; his eyes were rolling at a specific person—Darius.

eventually marred his face when he realized everyone’s

Maurice could

idea to sneak away from the side of his car and then drive away before anyone

grew shaky at

the escape route he mapped out to Darius’ eyes from time to

did not move at

on Maurice, whose eyes still rolled

out earlier left Maurice feeling more ashamed

never been in such a predicament,

came from

could almost see his younger self in the blond

Darius was once a confused young boy who could relate

"If you don’t wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in

shooting a prying

as they resembled that of a cautious child.He knew

of that, Darius himself had experienced that specific type of fear numerous times —Maurice was afraid of getting abandoned

a word came from Darius, who only raised his chin higher and

two.His face then lit up with joy at

Maurice as a child of his

earlier, he believed the latter would have made

features softened as he

have many fears and doubts, but I can swear to you with every ounce of my being that you

Maurice’s hair and candidly

Maurice at eye level, trying

I hope you’ll agree to be my son.I understand you have many

became glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before,

a response from the boy, Edward dejectedly retracted his