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...

disconnection and hatred, although unspoken,

happened so as not to

closed her eye and suddenly didn’t know what she

neither of them

said, "Isn't Clarence

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

are things in Riverside

nodded, "Fine. It shouldn't be long

since they had returned from

months they had

"What about at your school? Are there any more

to me and told me not to worry

It's your sophomore year and you don't have much time

this, Stella

jobs every day, all that was bothering her was how to get

seemed to have many, many more problems to

dinner, Channing went straight back to

and then sat down on the

at eleven, he saw her staring at her

eaten yet?

one hand and sat next

Stella nodded gently, "Yes."

did you say to

her head, seemingly

be happy to get the paternity test results, but now it didn't seem that

lifted her chin, "You're

She looked frustrated, "No."

this afternoon. Did Channing piss you off? I'll go

and prepared to

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

didn't know what to

it's not him, then tell me and I'll fix it for

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