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

annoyance, Maurice could not do anything about

he suddenly had the idea to sneak away from the side of his car and

breathing grew shaky at that

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

not move at

his brow while fixating on

out earlier left Maurice

predicament, he did

came

self

Darius was once a confused young boy who

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

head immediately shot upward, shooting a prying

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

experienced that specific type

raised his chin higher and

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

say Edward viewed Maurice as a

believed the latter would have made

his features softened as he approached Maurice's

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 tell how much I

and candidly revealed his sentiments

at eye level, trying to be as sincere as

understand you have many concerns still, but I think you should give yourself a shot

glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he

the