As Stella finished, there was no longer any sound in the entire kitchen.

Everything went silent.

Channing kept his head drooped and Stella couldn’t see what emotion he was in.

Stella pursed her lips, "Chan, I ..."

Channing paused for a moment before continuing to chop vegetables, then said in an indifferent tone, "You don't have to comfort me. I'm used to it."

Stella said, "I'm not trying to comfort you. I've had a paternity test and William is your ..."

"As far as I'm concerned, it's all over when Jeffrey died. It doesn't matter who my real father is."

At those words, Stella froze. She still wanted to say something, but Channing had already turned on the stove to fry.

It muffled all the other sounds.

Stella knew that he didn't want to discuss the subject any further.

Throughout all those torturing and painful moments, from childhood to Jeffrey's death, Channing spent every day and night wishing he wasn't Jeffrey's son.

That thought seemed to be his hope to live, but luck did not come to him, nor did it favor him.

Especially when it became clear that everything that had happened to Stella was because of Jeffrey, and his hatred towards Jeffrey was displaced by self-hatred.

If only someone had told him back then that Jeffrey was not his real father, it would have been relief and redemption for him.

But what's the use of it now?

Stella knew in her heart that even though she had no memories of her childhood, she could feel the affection of William being her father.

But Chan was different. He had never had a real sense of fatherly love since he was born.

William was also a complete stranger to him.

It was even because of Jeffrey that William almost hurt him back then...

although unspoken, Chan

had just been pretending that nothing had happened so as not to make things

closed her eye and suddenly didn’t know what she should

them spoke

Clarence coming back for

said as she sipped her soup, "He's busy and won't be back

things in Riverside City? How is the

be long before

two months since they had

they had agreed on were

added, "What about at your school?

not to worry about it. They'll arrange for someone to take care

well study hard. It's your sophomore year and you

of this, Stella was quite

school, although she had to work several part-time jobs every day, all that was bothering her was how

to have many, many more problems to deal with

Channing went straight back

and then

eleven, he saw her staring at her phone,

phone aside, "Nothing... Have you eaten yet?

his tie with one hand and sat next to her, "Didn't you ask Channing to

Stella nodded gently, "Yes."

you say

her head,

be happy to get the

lifted her chin, "You're not

She looked frustrated, "No."

were happy this afternoon. Did Channing piss you

and prepared to get

back, "No, what are you thinking? He didn't piss me off and

know what to

him, then tell me and

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