Chapter 127:

The little boy snorted and continued speaking in an arrogant tone, pointing at the robot. “My dad bought this toy for me!

The more expensive, the better! He bought me so many toys… I saw him pay with a cheque!”

Stella was speechless. When had Adrian learned what a cheque was? She had never taught him that.

Could it be that when Tristan bought the toys, he paid with a cheque, and that’s how her son knew?

But wait—what did Adrian just say? He called Tristan “Dad.” When had Tristan become his father?

Stella was about to stop him, but when she saw RK standing nearby with Alia, she decided against it.

RK had already been suspicious of Adrian’s identity, so maybe this was an opportunity to make him think Adrian had a father. It would add to the illusion and keep him from digging further.

For a moment, the scene felt like a battle of pride between the kids. The adults stood by, awkwardly watching the incident caused by a robot.

saying that, Adrian puffed up his chest,

also very rich! He’s

than you!” she declared before storming off, muttering

down a bit. But Adrian

him, “Adrian, don’t you already

upset. “I have to tell Uncle Tristan later. He’ll buy me more interesting toys than

seemed so set on proving he had someone who cared for him as much

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no matter how much love she gave

best to give him all the maternal love she could,

muttered, “What’s so great about having a father anyway? Uncle Tristan

watching him, could see the longing in her son’s eyes. It wasn’t just about the toys or the competition with Alia—it was about the absence of a father

kissed Adrian’s soft cheek and said, “Adrian, go to school now. I’ll ask Uncle Tristan to come and play

if she should have promised that, but for now, it seemed like the only way to

it was just to make

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