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 everyone’s attention was

could not

the idea to sneak away from the side of his

grew shaky

eyes darting from the escape route he mapped out to Darius’ eyes from time

did not move at

his brow while fixating on Maurice, whose eyes still rolled

Maurice feeling

been in such a predicament, he did not Know

came

self in the blond

a confused young boy who could

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

immediately shot upward, shooting a prying look

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

specific type of fear numerous

only raised his chin higher and

was happening between the two.His face then lit up with joy at the

say Edward viewed Maurice as a child of

moment Edward saw Maurice earlier, he believed the latter would have made the perfect

his features softened as he approached Maurice's

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

candidly revealed his sentiments to

knelt to meet Maurice at eye level,

I hope you’ll agree to be my son.I understand you have many concerns still, but I think you should give yourself a shot at

with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened on the

getting a response from the