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 realized everyone’s attention was on

could not do

from the side of his car and then drive away before anyone

grew shaky at that

the escape route he mapped out

not

on Maurice, whose eyes still rolled

out earlier left Maurice feeling more ashamed

in such a predicament, he

sigh came

self in

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

don’t wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car and leaving is

immediately shot upward, shooting a prying look

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

experienced that specific type of

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

then lit up with joy at the outcome of

viewed Maurice as a child

moment Edward saw Maurice earlier, he believed the

softened as he

you with every ounce of my being that you can trust me.After all, I’m sure you can tell how much I

Maurice’s hair and candidly revealed his sentiments to

knelt to meet Maurice at eye level,

be my son.I understand you have many

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