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.

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

annoyance, Maurice could not

thumbs, he suddenly had the idea to sneak away from the side

breathing grew shaky at that

from the escape

did not

while fixating on Maurice, whose eyes

out earlier left Maurice feeling

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

came

his younger self in

once a confused young boy

Maurice’s car and said emotionlessly, "If you don’t wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car and leaving is the best

shooting a prying look

prying eyes, though, as they resembled that of a cautious

that specific type of fear numerous times —Maurice was

Darius, who only raised his chin

two.His face then lit up with

viewed Maurice as a child of

Edward saw Maurice earlier, he believed the latter would have

softened as

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

and candidly revealed his sentiments

to meet Maurice at eye

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

became glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened on the

from the boy, Edward dejectedly retracted