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.

in my head and bent

are you doing?" Natalia

you see?" I said to her with

here for an alliance, but I did not expect to learn that she was also eager to marry Beta Eric. If I had known that, I would have

Aria, who lowered her head, avoiding my

back, Noah blurted out,

care. Who gave him the audacity to look into my eyes without any dread? Even

taken aback by my soft tone. Why did I always see fear in her eyes? What was she

scolded me,"

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

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She wiped her

at me.

way. Aria, get down," Natalia said, walking to

Aria away from me, but I moved a little

want to eat ice cream," Aria said with

buy ice cream for you. Get down. Didn't I warn

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

somehow adored her.

"No, Mommy."

"ARIA."

her to flinch. It jerked her body in fear. She then began 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 away from

distance from my children," Natalia warned me, and

I looked back at her until she left the

humiliated when her brother said he

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in his pack house. But the way she snatched

like a child

away from

heard the angry voice of a child. Upon looking down, I

your

it. You are a bad

He was just like his mother. In fact, their.

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