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 he realized

annoyance, Maurice could not do

idea to sneak away from the side of his

shaky at

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

not move at

raised his brow while fixating on Maurice, whose eyes

earlier left Maurice feeling more ashamed than

he had never been in such a predicament, he did not

sigh came from

self

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

don’t wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in that

immediately shot upward, shooting a prying look at

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

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

from Darius, who only raised his chin

point, Edward finally understood what was happening between the two.His face then lit up with joy at the outcome of things as he had

even say Edward viewed Maurice as

earlier, he believed the latter would

features softened as he

but I can swear to you with every ounce of my

hair and candidly revealed his sentiments to the

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

have many concerns still, but I think you should

love and sincerity that Maurice’s eyes became glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened on the spot,

getting a response from the boy,