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

his annoyance, Maurice could not do anything

twiddling his thumbs, he suddenly had the idea to sneak away from the side of his car and

shaky at

from the escape

not move

brow while fixating on Maurice, whose

out earlier left Maurice feeling

in such a predicament,

sigh came

could almost see his younger self in the blond boy before

life experiences, Darius was once a confused young boy who

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

upward, shooting a prying look

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

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

his chin higher and placed both

face then lit up with

could even say Edward viewed Maurice as a child

earlier, he believed the latter would have made the

softened as he

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

ruffled Maurice’s hair and candidly revealed his sentiments to the

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

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

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

a response from the