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.

his face when he realized everyone’s attention was on

his annoyance, Maurice could not

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

shaky

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

did not

while fixating on Maurice,

Maurice feeling

such a predicament, he did

sigh came from

self in the blond

once a confused young boy who

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

upward, shooting a prying look

mind the former’s prying eyes, though, as they resembled that of a cautious child.He knew very well Maurice was

himself had experienced that specific type of

a word came from Darius, who only raised his chin

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

even say Edward viewed Maurice as a child of his

saw Maurice earlier, he believed the

as he approached Maurice's

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

Maurice’s hair and candidly revealed his sentiments

eye level,

my son.I understand you have many concerns still,

became glossary with tears.He had never experienced

getting a response from the boy,