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.

her cry!' I cursed in my head and bent down to hold

doing?" Natalia

see?" I said to her with a cold

to learn that she was also eager to marry Beta Eric. If I had known that, I would have

on Aria, who lowered

Noah blurted out, "Aria, come here. Stay away from

but he did not seem to 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.

by my soft tone. Why did I always see

scolded

head. "How can I apologize to you? Do you want to go to any ice cream parlor?" I

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up. She wiped her tears

at me.

way. Aria, get down," Natalia said, walking to me. Noah came

to take Aria away from me, but I moved a

eat ice cream," Aria said

will buy ice cream for you. Get down. Didn't

my blood. Why was she talking like I had some bad intentions toward her daughter? She

somehow adored her.

"No, Mommy."

"ARIA."

to cry. It showed that she was not used to it. "How can you shout at her like that?" I asked Natalia with a furious

arms and pulled her

from my children," Natalia warned me, and

as I looked back at her until she

when her brother said he would not let

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the way she snatched her daughter away from

I look like a child thief to

away from

child. Upon

at him. "What's your problem, huh? Why

deserve it. You are a

just like his mother. In fact, their. words were

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