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.

marred his face when he realized everyone’s attention was on

could

sneak away from the side of his car and then

breathing grew shaky at that

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

not move at

his brow while fixating on Maurice,

out earlier left Maurice feeling more ashamed than

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

sigh came from

his younger self

once a confused young boy who could relate to

pointed at Maurice’s car and said emotionlessly, "If you don’t wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting

upward, shooting

Darius did not mind the former’s prying eyes, though, as they resembled that of a cautious child.He knew very well Maurice was only

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

raised his chin higher and placed both hands

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

viewed Maurice as a child of his

earlier, he believed the latter would have

softened as

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

candidly revealed his sentiments to

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

to be my son.I understand you have many concerns still, but I think you should give yourself a

that Maurice’s eyes became glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so

response from the