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.

when he realized everyone’s attention was on

his annoyance, Maurice could not do anything

sneak away from the side of his car

shaky

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

not move at

fixating on Maurice, whose eyes still

called out earlier left Maurice feeling

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

sigh came

see his younger self in the blond

was once a confused young boy who

you don’t 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 perfect as you

head immediately shot upward, shooting a prying look at

eyes, though, as they resembled that of a

that specific type of fear numerous

came from Darius, who only raised his

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

viewed Maurice as a child of

the moment Edward saw Maurice earlier, he believed the latter would have made the

as he approached Maurice's

but I can swear to you with every ounce of my being that you

Maurice’s hair and candidly revealed his sentiments

meet Maurice at eye level, trying to be as

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

with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened on the spot, not knowing how to

the boy, Edward dejectedly