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 everyone’s attention was on

could not do

idea to sneak away from the side of his car and then

shaky at

the escape route he mapped out to Darius’ eyes from

not move at

fixating on

earlier left Maurice feeling more ashamed than

he had never been in such a predicament, he did not Know how to resolve

came from

self

the two had entirely different life experiences, Darius was once a confused young boy who could relate to how Maurice felt

wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car and leaving

shot upward, shooting a prying look

that of a cautious child.He knew very well Maurice was

top of that, Darius himself had experienced that specific type of fear

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

happening between the two.His face then lit up with joy at the outcome of things as he

say Edward viewed Maurice as a child

saw Maurice earlier, he believed

his features softened as he

swear to you with every ounce of my

hair and candidly revealed his

speaking, he knelt to meet Maurice at eye

to be my son.I understand you have many

with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so

response from the