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.

his face when he realized everyone’s attention was

Maurice could not do

away from the side of his car and then

grew shaky at that

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

not move

fixating on Maurice, whose eyes

left Maurice feeling more

a predicament, he

sigh came

could almost see his younger self

a confused young boy who could relate to how

wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car and leaving is the best option.Because your adoptive

shot upward, shooting a prying

though, as they resembled that of a cautious child.He knew very well Maurice

had experienced that specific type of fear numerous times —Maurice was

only raised his chin higher and placed both hands behind

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

could even say Edward viewed Maurice as a child of his

Maurice earlier, he believed the latter would have made the perfect

features softened as

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

hair and candidly revealed his sentiments to

knelt to meet Maurice at eye level, trying

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

that Maurice’s eyes became glossary with tears.He had never experienced

getting a response from the boy, Edward dejectedly retracted his