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

annoyance, Maurice could not do anything

to sneak away from

grew shaky

firm and vengeful gaze, eyes darting from the escape route he mapped out to Darius’ eyes from time

did not move at

brow while fixating on Maurice, whose

out earlier left Maurice feeling

predicament, he did not Know how to resolve

sigh came from

see his younger self in

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

and said emotionlessly, "If you don’t wish to continue with your current lifestyle, I think getting in that car and leaving

head immediately shot upward, shooting a

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

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

raised his chin higher and placed both

between the two.His face then lit up with joy at the outcome of things as he had taken a liking to

viewed Maurice as a child of

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

features softened as he approached

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

ruffled Maurice’s hair and candidly revealed his sentiments to

Maurice at eye level, trying to be

okay with it, I hope you’ll agree to be my son.I understand you have many concerns still,

eyes became glossary with tears.He had never experienced such

response from the boy, Edward dejectedly retracted his