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.

frown eventually marred his face when he realized

annoyance, Maurice could not do anything about

to sneak away from the side of

grew shaky

eyes darting from the escape route he mapped out

did not

his brow while fixating on

earlier left Maurice feeling

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

sigh came

younger self in the blond

a confused young boy who could relate to how Maurice

you don’t wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car and leaving is the best option.Because

immediately shot upward, shooting

former’s prying eyes, though, as they resembled that of a cautious child.He knew very well Maurice was only

type of fear

Darius, who only raised his chin higher and placed both

between the two.His face then lit up with joy at the outcome of things as he had taken a liking to

say Edward viewed Maurice as a child of his

earlier, he believed the latter would have made the perfect

features softened as he approached

you with every ounce of my

hair and candidly revealed

at eye level, trying to be as

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

so full of love and sincerity that Maurice’s eyes became glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened on the spot, not knowing how

getting a response from the boy, Edward