Chapter 450

I stood frozen in place.

Ike wriggled out of his restraints and rushed back to me like a little cub, clutching my legs as tears streamed down his face. “That’s not true, Uncle, you’re being so unfair!”

Hearing this, Gregory chuckled, his gaze steady on me. “Is that so?”

I guessed he had misunderstood something. The things he said were meant to test me. He was staring at me, waiting for me to provide a contradicting answer. This was probably the last chance he was giving me.

Slowly, I diverted my gaze, crouching down to hug the sobbing Ike, wiping away his tears. “It’s okay, Ike. Uncle was wrong. Can you give your sister a little time? I need to explain something to your uncle, alright?”

The little munchkin blinked his teary long lashes, his voice soft and milky. “Okay…”

“Chris.” I dialed Christine’s number.

She answered with confusion, “What’s up?”

“Can you come up to the fifth floor? Take Ike to the birthday party, will you?”

“Sure.” Christine sensed something was off in my tone and agreed promptly, but she couldn’t help asking with concern, “What’s going on?”

I pressed my lips together, “I’ll explain tonight.”

Soon, Christine arrived to take Ike away, leaving me and Gregory alone, one standing outside, the other inside. In a standoff. Annoyed at each other.

I glared at him, licking my dry lips. “Gregory, has anyone ever told you you’re being

childish?”

kid, unless I was in tears, it was rare to hear him say anything nice. But as a child, I was the same. Spoiled, willful. We were born the same, but the experiences of the past

even give me

dare?” I smiled faintly, looking at him. “Is it about what happened two

“Yes.”

into

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Chapter 450

“Yes.”

you find?”

do you think?”

between searching for him, learning from Dave, and battling depression, I can barely say I did

understood what he was upset about. Somehow gathering my courage, I stepped forward, disregarding his icy demeanor,

him.

The next second, unable to hold back any longer, he wrapped his arms around my waist, lifting me

neck, stepping back, my eyes glistening with tears, my

I know what you found out.” I leaned against his forehead, “I can explain. During those two years abroad, I lived in a house that was Mark’s; he did take good care of me, but it was just that, nothing beyond friendship.

over, this was what he must have been upset about. I wasn’t sure at first, but seeing his reaction to

still deliberately stern, “What

taken aback, “What else

I have found

I didn’t know the extent of his network, but since he found out even where I lived was Mark’s, he must

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