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.

deep frown eventually marred his face when he realized everyone’s attention was

could

thumbs, he suddenly had the idea to sneak away from the

grew shaky

eyes darting from the

did not

fixating on Maurice, whose eyes still rolled

out earlier left Maurice feeling more ashamed than

he had never been in such a predicament, he

came from

almost see his younger self in the blond boy

Darius was once a confused young boy who could relate to how Maurice

"If you don’t wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think

shot upward, shooting a prying look at

as they resembled that

specific type of fear numerous times —Maurice was

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

then lit up with joy at the

viewed Maurice

Maurice earlier, he believed the latter

as he approached Maurice's

have many fears and doubts, but I can swear to you with every ounce of my being that you can

ruffled Maurice’s hair and candidly revealed his sentiments to

Maurice at eye level, trying to

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

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

from the boy, Edward