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

are you doing?" Natalia asked

to

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

Aria, who lowered her head, avoiding my

back, Noah blurted out, "Aria, come

Who gave him the audacity to look into my eyes without

my soft tone. Why did I

you scolded me,"

patted her head. "How can I apologize to you? Do you want to go to any ice cream parlor?" I asked as I thought about that day. when I took her to

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wiped

at me.

Natalia said, walking

Aria away from me, but I moved a little to the

want to eat ice cream," Aria said

Get down. Didn't I warn you

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

somehow adored her.

"No, Mommy."

"ARIA."

It showed that she was not used to it. "How can you shout

grabbed Aria's arms and pulled her away from

warned me, and then she left the living

expressionless as I looked back at her until she left

when her brother

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way she snatched her daughter away

a child

away from my

child. Upon looking down, I noticed. that

eyes at him. "What's your

You

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

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