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.

when he realized everyone’s attention

Maurice could not do

idea to sneak away from the side of his car and

grew shaky at

eyes darting from the escape route he mapped out

did not move at

on Maurice, whose eyes still

earlier left Maurice feeling more ashamed

such a predicament, he did not Know how

sigh came

see his younger self in the blond boy before

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

your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car and leaving is the best

shooting a prying look at

opposite, Darius did not mind the former’s prying eyes, though, as they resembled that of a cautious child.He knew very well Maurice was only

specific type of fear

only raised his chin higher and placed

point, 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 a

Maurice

saw Maurice earlier, he believed the latter would have made the

features softened as he

of my being that you can

ruffled Maurice’s hair and candidly

meet Maurice at eye level,

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

tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened on the spot, not knowing how

from the