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.

eventually marred his face when he realized everyone’s

could not do anything

from the

breathing grew shaky

firm and vengeful gaze, eyes darting from the escape route he mapped

not move at

while fixating on Maurice,

left Maurice feeling more ashamed

a predicament, he did

came

self in the blond boy before

a confused young boy who could relate to how

your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car and leaving is the best option.Because your adoptive family isn’t as perfect as

head immediately shot upward, shooting a prying look at

mind the former’s prying eyes, though, as they resembled that of a cautious child.He knew

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

from Darius, who only raised his chin higher

lit up with joy at the outcome of things as he had taken a liking

Edward viewed Maurice as a child

earlier, he believed the latter would have made the

features softened as he approached

and doubts, but I can swear to you with every ounce of my being that you can trust me.After all, I’m sure

ruffled Maurice’s hair and candidly revealed his

eye

it, I hope you’ll agree to be my son.I understand you have many concerns still, but I think you should

with tears.He had

the boy, Edward dejectedly