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

his annoyance, Maurice could not do anything about

idea to sneak away from the

breathing grew shaky at

kept a firm and vengeful gaze, eyes darting from the

not move

brow while fixating on Maurice,

Maurice feeling more

a predicament,

came

see his younger self in the blond boy

had entirely different life experiences, Darius was once a confused young boy who could relate to how Maurice felt

I think getting in that car and leaving is the best option.Because your

immediately shot upward, shooting a prying look

eyes, though, as they resembled that of a cautious child.He knew

specific type of

came from Darius, who only raised his chin

happening between the two.His face then lit up with

Edward viewed Maurice as a child

earlier, he believed the

as he

you with every ounce of my being that you

hair and candidly revealed his sentiments to the

to meet Maurice at eye level,

son.I understand you have many concerns still, but I think you

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

a response from the boy, Edward dejectedly