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.

marred his face when he realized everyone’s

could not do anything

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

shaky

darting from the escape

not move at

his brow while fixating on Maurice, whose eyes

called out earlier left Maurice

a predicament, he

sigh came

his younger self in the

once a confused young boy who could relate to

I think

head immediately shot upward, shooting a prying

eyes, though, as they resembled that

experienced that specific type of fear numerous

his chin higher and placed both

lit up with joy at

viewed Maurice

saw Maurice earlier, he believed the latter

his features softened as he approached Maurice's

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

candidly revealed his sentiments

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

you’ll agree to be my son.I understand you have many concerns still, but I think you should give

were 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