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...

hatred, although unspoken, Chan

pretending that nothing had happened so as

and suddenly didn’t know

meal, neither of them

"Isn't Clarence coming

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

are things in Riverside

It shouldn't be long

months since they

months they had agreed on were almost

"What about at your school? Are there any more fans pestering

said, "The school talked to me and told me not to worry about it. They'll arrange for

well study hard. It's your sophomore year

Stella was

to work several part-time jobs every day, all that was

to have many, many more problems

Channing went straight back to

tidied up the house and then sat down

at eleven, he saw her staring at her phone, then walked over to her,

put her phone aside, "Nothing... Have you eaten yet? If you haven't eaten, I'll go

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

Stella nodded gently, "Yes."

you say

her head, seemingly

thought she would be happy to get the paternity test results, but now it didn't

chin, "You're not

She looked frustrated, "No."

afternoon. Did Channing piss you off? I'll go teach him a

and prepared to get

pulled him back, "No, what are

to say for a

rubbed her head, "If it's not him, then tell me and I'll fix it for

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