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.

deep frown eventually marred his face when he realized everyone’s attention was

could not

twiddling his thumbs, he suddenly had the idea to sneak away from

shaky

eyes darting from the escape route he mapped out

did not

raised his brow while fixating on Maurice, whose eyes still

earlier left Maurice feeling

in such a predicament, he did not Know how to

sigh came

his younger self in the

a confused young boy who could relate

continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car and leaving is the best option.Because your adoptive family isn’t

head immediately shot upward, shooting a prying look

Darius did not mind the former’s prying eyes, though, as they resembled that of a cautious child.He knew very well Maurice was only reacting out of

experienced that specific type of fear numerous times —Maurice was

came from Darius, who only raised his chin higher and placed both hands

then lit up with joy at the outcome of things as he had taken

Edward viewed Maurice as a child of

he believed the latter would have made the

softened as he

can swear to you with every ounce of my being that you can trust me.After all, I’m sure you

candidly revealed his sentiments to

eye level, trying to be as sincere

my son.I understand you have many concerns

glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened on the

the boy, Edward dejectedly