Chapter 117

Adrian's POV

As I held my gaze fixed on the young child, I noticed that his eyes were filled with animosity toward me.

It was supposed to be me who looked at him like that. He was someone else's blood. A fruit of a one-night stand. What makes. this little boy have so much strength to give me this look?

I shifted my gaze to Natalia. Did she tell her son something about me? Did she brainwash the child's mind?

However, my assumption turned wrong when she rushed to her son and scolded him.

"Noah, don't talk like that. He is our guest."

"Mommy, I don't like this man."

I glared at Noah. I scoffed when I saw his mother hiding him behind her. But he peeked his head to look at me.

"Uncle."

I felt a swarm of little fingers wrapping themselves around my finger. I lowered my head and saw Aria.

I was hesitant to look at her. I was completely mistaken when I believed that she was my blood.

I recalled how I spent that day with this child while thinking that she was my own daughter.

"Aria, go back to your room with Noah," Natalia said to her.

I looked away from Aria. I wanted to hold the child in my arms

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again, but the report reflected my mind, and I snatched my finger away from her.

She was shocked by my actions. She looked at me with teary eyes.

"Uncle, what happened to you? Are you mad at me?"

I tightened my fists when I saw tears in her eyes.

cursed in my head and bent down to hold her

you doing?" Natalia

to her with a cold

not expect to learn that she was also

who lowered her head, avoiding my

back, Noah blurted out, "Aria, come here.

gave him the audacity to look into my eyes without any dread? Even his mother was frightened of me about them. "I'm sorry. Are you

did I always see fear in her eyes? What was she afraid

scolded

Do you want to go to any ice cream parlor?" I asked as I thought

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brightened up. She wiped her tears and nodded her

at me.

down," Natalia said, walking

me, but I moved a

eat ice cream," Aria said with a

down. Didn't I

had some bad

somehow adored her.

"No, Mommy."

"ARIA."

showed

Aria's arms and pulled her

from my children," Natalia warned me, and then she

looked back

very humiliated when her brother said

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pack house. But the way she snatched her daughter away from me made me feel

like a child thief to

away from my

voice of a child. Upon looking

your problem, huh? Why do you

it. You are a bad

at him. He was just like his mother. In

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