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 everyone’s attention was on

Maurice could not

suddenly had the idea to sneak away from

grew shaky at

gaze, eyes darting from the escape route he mapped out

not

while fixating on Maurice,

called out earlier left Maurice

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

came

almost see his younger self in the

once a confused young boy who could

said emotionlessly, "If you don’t wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I

upward, shooting a prying look at

though, as they resembled that of

experienced that specific type of fear numerous times —Maurice

who only raised his chin higher and placed both hands behind his

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

could even say Edward viewed Maurice

he believed the latter would have

features softened as he

I can swear to you with every ounce of my being that you can trust me.After all, I’m sure you can

hair and candidly revealed his sentiments

knelt to meet Maurice at eye

son.I understand you have many concerns

of love and sincerity that Maurice’s eyes became glossary with tears.He had never

response from the boy,