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.

my head and bent down to

doing?"

you see?" I said to her with a cold

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

on Aria, who lowered her head, avoiding

mother's back, Noah blurted out, "Aria, come here. Stay

into my eyes without any dread? Even his mother was frightened of

Why did I always see fear in her eyes? What

scolded

you want to go to any ice cream

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eyes brightened up. She wiped her tears

at me.

Natalia said, walking to me. Noah came along

from me, but I moved a little to the

want to eat ice cream," Aria said with a

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

talking like I had some

somehow adored her.

"No, Mommy."

"ARIA."

caused 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

and pulled her away

my children," Natalia warned me, and

I looked back at her

when her brother said he would not let

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But the way she snatched her daughter

look like a child thief to

from my

a child. Upon looking down, I noticed. that Noah was still

your problem, huh? Why do you behave like

you deserve it. You are a

his mother. In fact,

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