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 down to hold her

doing?"

I said to her with

for an alliance, but I did not expect to learn that she was also eager to

Aria, who lowered her head,

blurted out, "Aria, come here.

but he did not seem to care. Who gave him the audacity to look into my eyes without any dread?

taken aback by my soft tone. Why did

scolded me,"

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

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up. She wiped

at me.

Natalia said, walking to me. Noah came

take Aria away from me, but I moved a

want to eat ice cream," Aria said

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

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

somehow adored her.

"No, Mommy."

"ARIA."

fear. She then began to cry. It showed that she was not used

Aria's arms and

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

I looked back at her until

when her brother said he would not

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she snatched her

look like a

away from

child. Upon looking down, I noticed. that

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

you deserve it. You are a

was just like his mother.

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