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

could

sneak away from the side of his car and then drive away

breathing grew shaky

from the escape route he mapped out to Darius’ eyes

not

on Maurice, whose eyes still

called out earlier left Maurice feeling more

had never been in such a predicament, he did

sigh came

almost see his younger self in the blond

experiences, Darius was once a confused

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

shooting

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

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

from Darius, who only raised his chin higher and placed both

that point, Edward finally understood what was happening between the two.His face then lit up

Maurice as a child of his

believed the latter

as

have many fears and doubts, but I can swear to you with every ounce of my being that you can trust me.After all, I’m sure you can

Maurice’s hair and candidly

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

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

had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened

response from the boy, Edward dejectedly