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.

when he realized everyone’s attention was

annoyance, Maurice could not do anything

away from the side of his car and

breathing grew shaky

gaze, eyes darting from the escape route he mapped

not move

fixating on Maurice, whose eyes

Maurice feeling more ashamed than

had never been in such a predicament, he did not Know how

sigh came from

self in

a confused young boy who could relate to how Maurice

emotionlessly, "If you don’t wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car and leaving is the best option.Because

head immediately shot upward, shooting a prying look

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

of that, Darius himself had experienced that specific type of fear numerous times —Maurice was afraid of getting

only raised his chin higher and

what was happening between the two.His face then lit up with joy

could even say Edward viewed Maurice as a child

moment Edward saw Maurice earlier, he believed the latter would have made the

features softened as

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

knelt to meet Maurice at eye level, trying to be

to be my son.I understand you have

so full of love and sincerity that Maurice’s eyes became glossary with tears.He had never experienced

the boy, Edward dejectedly retracted his