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.

deep frown eventually marred his face when he

his annoyance, Maurice could not do anything

away from the side of his

grew shaky

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

did not

his brow while fixating on Maurice, whose eyes still

left Maurice feeling

been in such a predicament, he

sigh came from

younger self in

experiences, Darius was once a confused

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

immediately shot upward, shooting a prying look

that of a cautious child.He knew very well Maurice was only

Darius himself had experienced that specific type of fear numerous times —Maurice was afraid of

only raised his chin higher and placed

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

Maurice

believed the latter would have made

features softened as he

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

Maurice’s hair and candidly

meet Maurice at eye

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

were so full of love and sincerity that Maurice’s eyes became glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened

the boy, Edward dejectedly