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.

I cursed in my head and bent down to hold

are you doing?" Natalia asked

see?" I said to her

did not expect to learn that she was also eager

on Aria, who lowered her

back, Noah blurted out, "Aria,

care. Who 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

tone. Why did I always see fear

scolded me," Aria

her head. "How can I apologize to you? Do you want to go to any ice cream parlor?" I asked as I thought about that day. when I took her to the

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eyes brightened up. She wiped her

at me.

down," Natalia said, walking to

to take Aria away from me, but I moved

eat ice cream," Aria

for you. Get down. Didn't I warn you not to touch any

like I had some bad intentions toward her daughter? She was just a

somehow adored her.

"No, Mommy."

"ARIA."

showed that she

arms and pulled her

your distance from my children," Natalia warned me, and then

I looked back at her until

humiliated when her brother said he would not

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But the way she snatched her daughter away from me made

I look like a

away from

child. Upon looking down, I noticed. that Noah was still

your

it. You

him. He was just like his mother. In fact, their. words were the

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