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 cursed in my head and bent down

you doing?" Natalia

to her with a cold

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

on Aria, who lowered her head, avoiding my

mother's back, Noah blurted out, "Aria,

at him, but he did not seem to care. Who gave him the audacity to look into my eyes

Why did I

you scolded me," Aria

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

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She wiped

at me.

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

take Aria away from me, but I moved a little to the side to prevent her from

ice cream," Aria

for you. Get down. Didn't I warn you

some bad intentions toward her

somehow adored her.

"No, Mommy."

"ARIA."

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

grabbed Aria's arms and pulled her

from my children," Natalia warned

remained expressionless as I looked back at her until she left

brother said he

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way she snatched her

like a child thief to

from my

angry voice of a child. Upon looking down, I noticed.

rolled my eyes at him. "What's your problem, huh? Why do you behave like

it. You

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

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