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.

face when

could not do anything

he suddenly had the idea to sneak away from

breathing grew shaky at that

darting from the escape route he mapped out to Darius’

did not

on Maurice, whose

out earlier left Maurice feeling more ashamed than

he had never been in such a predicament, he did not Know how to

came

his younger self in the blond

entirely different life experiences, Darius was once a

wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car and leaving is the best option.Because your adoptive family isn’t as

head immediately shot upward, shooting a prying

that of

experienced that specific type of fear numerous times —Maurice was afraid

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

up with joy at the outcome of

Maurice as

earlier, he believed the latter would have made the

as he approached Maurice's

you with every ounce of my being that you can trust me.After

candidly

eye level, trying

son.I understand you have many concerns still, but I think you should give yourself a shot at

words were so full of love and sincerity that Maurice’s eyes became glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened on the spot, not knowing

a response from the boy, Edward dejectedly