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.

face when he realized

annoyance, Maurice could not do anything

had the idea to sneak away from the side of

grew shaky at that

a firm and vengeful gaze, eyes darting from the

did not move

raised his brow while fixating on

out earlier left Maurice

predicament, he did not Know how to resolve

sigh came from

almost see his younger self in the blond boy before

a confused young boy who could relate

he pointed at Maurice’s car and said emotionlessly, "If you don’t wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car

immediately shot upward, shooting a prying look at

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

that specific type

only raised his

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

could even say Edward viewed Maurice as a child

earlier, he believed the latter would have made the perfect

as he

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

candidly revealed his sentiments to the

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

I hope you’ll agree to be my son.I understand you have many

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

the boy,