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.

marred his face when he realized everyone’s attention was on

his annoyance, Maurice could

from the side of his car and then drive away before

breathing grew shaky at

the escape route he mapped out to Darius’ eyes from

did not move

raised his brow while fixating on Maurice, whose eyes

earlier left Maurice feeling more ashamed

such a predicament, he did not

sigh came from

his younger self in the

once a confused young boy who could relate to

lifestyle, I think getting in that car

upward, shooting a prying

former’s prying eyes, though, as they resembled that of a

experienced that specific type of fear numerous times —Maurice was afraid of getting

only raised his chin higher

finally understood what was happening between the two.His face then lit up with joy at the outcome of things as he had taken

Edward viewed Maurice

Maurice earlier, he believed the latter would have made the

features softened as

doubts, but I can swear to you with every ounce of my being that you can trust me.After all,

ruffled Maurice’s hair and candidly revealed his

he knelt to meet Maurice at eye level, trying to be as

son.I understand you have many concerns still, but I think you should give yourself a shot

love and sincerity that Maurice’s eyes became glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened on the spot, not knowing how

response from the boy, Edward dejectedly