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 made her cry!' I cursed in my head

doing?" Natalia

I said to her with a

was also eager to marry Beta Eric. If I had known that, I

lowered her head, avoiding my

Noah blurted out, "Aria, come here.

him the audacity to look into my eyes without any dread? Even his mother was frightened of me about

my soft tone. Why did I always

scolded

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

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brightened up. She wiped her

at me.

get down," Natalia said, walking

I moved a little to the side to prevent her from doing

want to eat ice cream,"

will buy ice cream for you. Get down. Didn't I warn you not to touch any

like I had some bad intentions toward her daughter? She

somehow adored her.

"No, Mommy."

"ARIA."

It showed that she was not used to it. "How can you

Aria's arms and pulled her away

my children," Natalia warned me, and then she left the

as I looked back at her until she left the

humiliated when her brother said he

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snatched her

like a child thief to

from

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

him. "What's your problem, huh? Why do you behave

deserve it. You

just like his mother.

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