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.

his face when he

Maurice could not

suddenly had the idea to sneak away from the

shaky

darting from the escape route he

not

on Maurice, whose eyes still rolled

earlier left Maurice feeling more ashamed than

in such a predicament, he did not Know how

sigh came from

younger self in the blond boy before

was once a confused

I think getting in that car and leaving

immediately shot upward, shooting a prying

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

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

came from Darius, who only raised his chin higher and placed both

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 liking to

even say Edward viewed Maurice

Maurice earlier, he believed the

as he approached Maurice's

with every ounce of my being that you can trust me.After all, I’m sure you can tell how much I like

hair and candidly revealed

meet Maurice at eye level, trying to be

okay with it, I hope you’ll agree to be my son.I understand you have many concerns still,

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

response from the boy, Edward dejectedly retracted his