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

Maurice could not

suddenly had the idea to sneak away from

breathing grew shaky at

he kept a firm and vengeful gaze, eyes darting from the escape route he mapped out to

did not

fixating on

earlier left Maurice feeling

predicament, he

came from

could almost see his younger self in the blond

entirely different life experiences, Darius was once a confused young boy who could relate

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

immediately shot upward, shooting a prying look

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

specific type of fear numerous times —Maurice was afraid

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

that point, Edward finally understood what was happening between the two.His face then lit up with

could even say Edward viewed Maurice as a child of

he believed the

his features softened as he

know you 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

speaking, he knelt to meet Maurice at eye level, trying to be as sincere as

my son.I understand you have many concerns still, but I think you should give yourself a shot at a loving

so full of love and sincerity that Maurice’s eyes became glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened on the spot, not knowing how

the boy, Edward dejectedly retracted