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

annoyance, Maurice could not do

had the idea to sneak away from the side of

shaky at

darting from the escape route he mapped out to Darius’

did not move at

his brow while fixating on Maurice, whose eyes still rolled

earlier left Maurice feeling more ashamed

in such a predicament,

sigh came

see his younger self in the blond boy

entirely different life experiences, Darius was once a confused young boy who could relate to

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

upward, shooting

not mind the former’s prying eyes, though, as they resembled that of a cautious child.He knew

type of fear numerous times —Maurice was afraid of

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

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

even say Edward viewed Maurice as a child of

earlier, he believed

as he approached Maurice's

of my being that you can trust me.After all, I’m sure you can tell

and candidly revealed

eye level, trying to be as sincere

I hope you’ll agree to be my son.I understand you have many concerns still, but I think you should give yourself a shot

that Maurice’s eyes became glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before,

the boy, Edward dejectedly