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.

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

could

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

shaky at that

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

not move at

fixating on Maurice,

left Maurice feeling more

in such a predicament, he did not Know how to resolve

came

see his younger self in

was once a confused young boy who could relate to how Maurice felt

current lifestyle, I think getting in that car and leaving is the best option.Because your adoptive

head immediately shot upward, shooting a

that of a cautious

that, Darius himself had experienced that specific type

a word came from Darius, who only raised his chin higher and placed both hands

the two.His face then lit up with joy at the outcome of

Edward viewed Maurice as

earlier, he believed the latter would have

as he

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

hair and candidly

eye level, trying to be as

okay with it, I hope you’ll agree to be my son.I understand you have many concerns still, but I think you should give yourself a shot

had never experienced such emotions before, so he

response from the boy,