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 realized everyone’s attention was on

Maurice could not do anything about

from the side of

shaky at

vengeful gaze, eyes darting from the escape route

not

brow while fixating on Maurice,

out earlier left Maurice

in such a predicament, he did

came

his younger self in the blond

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

said emotionlessly, "If you don’t wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car

upward, shooting a prying look at

they resembled that of a cautious child.He knew very well Maurice

that specific type of fear numerous

Darius, who only raised his chin higher and placed

happening between the two.His face then lit up with joy at

even say Edward viewed Maurice

saw Maurice earlier, he believed the latter

softened as he approached

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

Maurice’s hair and candidly

meet Maurice at eye level, trying to be

my son.I understand you have many concerns still, but

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 to

response from the boy, Edward dejectedly