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

you doing?" Natalia asked

I said to her with

learn that she was also eager to marry Beta Eric. If I had

focused on Aria, who lowered

Noah blurted out, "Aria,

glared at him, 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. Are you okay?" I asked

taken aback by my soft tone. Why did I

you scolded

I apologize to you? Do you want to go to any ice cream parlor?" I asked as I thought about that day.

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eyes brightened up. She wiped her

at me.

walking to me. Noah came along with

away from me, but I moved a little

I want to eat ice cream," Aria said with a

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

Why was she talking like I had some bad intentions

somehow adored her.

"No, Mommy."

"ARIA."

flinch. It jerked her body in fear. She then began to cry. It showed that she was not used to it. "How can

arms and pulled her

warned me, and

expressionless as I looked back at her until she left the

humiliated when her brother said he would not let

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But the way she snatched her daughter away from

like a child thief to

from

voice of a child. Upon

eyes at him. "What's your

deserve it. You are a bad

his mother. In fact, their.

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