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 and bent down to hold her

you doing?" Natalia

see?" I said to her with a cold

came here for an alliance, but I did not expect to learn that she was also eager to marry Beta Eric. If I had known that, I would

lowered her head, avoiding my

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

to care. Who gave him the audacity to look into my eyes without

tone. Why did I always see fear in her eyes? What was she afraid

you scolded

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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She wiped her tears

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

to eat ice cream," Aria said with

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

Why was she talking like I had some bad

somehow adored her.

"No, Mommy."

"ARIA."

then began to cry. It showed that she was not used to it. "How can you shout at her like that?" I asked Natalia with

and

my children," Natalia warned

as I looked back at her until she left the

brother

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house. But the way she snatched

a child thief

from my

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

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

deserve it. You are a bad

like his mother. In fact, their. words were the

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