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 actually

happened so as not to make things

her eye and suddenly didn’t know what

the meal, neither of them

"Isn't Clarence coming back for

her soup, "He's busy

are things in Riverside City?

be long before

months since

months they had agreed on

about at your school? Are there

to worry about it. They'll arrange for

your sophomore year and you

of this, Stella

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

seemed to have many, many more problems to

dinner, Channing went straight

house and then sat down

came back at eleven, he saw her staring at her phone, then walked over

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

one hand and sat next to her, "Didn't you

Stella nodded gently, "Yes."

you say

head, seemingly a little

happy to get the paternity test

lifted her chin, "You're not

She looked frustrated, "No."

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

prepared to get

him back, "No, what are you thinking? He

what to say for

rubbed her head, "If it's not him, then tell

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