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

annoyance, Maurice could not

his thumbs, he suddenly had the idea to sneak away from the side of his car and then

breathing grew shaky

and vengeful gaze, eyes darting from the escape route he mapped out to Darius’ eyes from

did not move

raised his brow while fixating on

Maurice feeling more ashamed than

a predicament, he did

came

almost see his younger self in the blond

life experiences, Darius was once a confused young boy who could

pointed at Maurice’s car 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 a prying

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

specific type

his chin higher and placed both hands behind

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 to

say Edward viewed Maurice as

saw Maurice earlier, he believed the latter

features softened as he approached Maurice's

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

candidly revealed his sentiments

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

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

became glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened on the spot, not knowing how

getting a response from the