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

could not do anything about

idea to sneak away from the side of his

breathing grew shaky

the escape route he mapped

did not

brow while fixating on Maurice, whose eyes

out earlier left Maurice feeling more

been in such a predicament,

came

almost see his younger self in the blond boy

the two had entirely different life experiences, Darius was once a confused young boy

at Maurice’s car and said emotionlessly, "If you don’t wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car and leaving is the best option.Because

shooting a prying

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

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

raised his chin

up with joy at the

even say Edward viewed Maurice

moment Edward saw Maurice earlier, he believed the latter would

his features softened as

with every ounce of my being that you can trust me.After all, I’m

ruffled Maurice’s hair and candidly revealed his

meet Maurice at eye level, trying to be as sincere as

son.I understand you have many concerns still, but I think you should

so full of love and sincerity that Maurice’s eyes became glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions

a response from the