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.

frown eventually marred his face when he realized everyone’s

Maurice could not do anything about

had the idea to sneak away from

grew shaky at that

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

not move at

his brow while fixating on Maurice, whose eyes still rolled

earlier left Maurice feeling more ashamed than

in such a predicament, he did not Know how to

sigh came from

younger self in

experiences, Darius was once a confused

and said emotionlessly, "If you don’t wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car and leaving is the best option.Because your adoptive

head immediately shot upward, shooting

though, as they resembled that of a cautious child.He knew very well Maurice was only reacting out of

himself had experienced that specific type of fear numerous times —Maurice was

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

finally understood what was happening between the two.His face then lit up with

say Edward viewed Maurice

believed the latter would have made the perfect

softened as he approached Maurice's

to you with every ounce of my being that you can trust me.After

ruffled Maurice’s hair and candidly revealed his

Maurice at eye level,

with it, I hope you’ll agree to be my son.I understand you have many concerns still, but I think you

words were so full of love and sincerity that Maurice’s eyes became glossary with tears.He had never

the boy, Edward dejectedly retracted