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 realized everyone’s attention was

his annoyance, Maurice could not do anything

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

grew shaky

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

not move

while fixating on Maurice, whose eyes still rolled

earlier left Maurice feeling more

never been in such a predicament, he

came

self in the blond boy before

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

lifestyle, I

immediately shot upward, shooting a prying look at

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

that, Darius himself had experienced that specific type of fear numerous times —Maurice was afraid

who only raised his chin higher and placed both hands

up with joy at

say Edward viewed Maurice as a child

moment Edward saw Maurice earlier, he believed the latter

as he approached

many fears and doubts, but I can swear to you with every ounce of my being that you can

candidly revealed his sentiments to the

to meet Maurice at eye level, trying to be

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

glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened on the spot,

from the boy,