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

annoyance, Maurice could not

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

grew shaky

vengeful gaze, eyes darting from the escape route he mapped

did not move at

fixating on Maurice, whose eyes still rolled

earlier left Maurice feeling

he had never been in such a predicament, he did

came

his younger self

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

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

head immediately shot upward, shooting a

not mind the former’s prying eyes, though, as they resembled that of a cautious child.He

specific type of fear

his chin higher and placed both hands behind

then lit up with joy at the outcome of things

could even say Edward viewed Maurice as

saw Maurice earlier, he believed the latter would

as he

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

hair and candidly revealed his sentiments to the

at eye level, trying to

to be my son.I understand you have many concerns still,

eyes became glossary with tears.He had never experienced such emotions before, so he stiffened on the spot, not knowing how

getting a response from the boy, Edward dejectedly retracted