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.

cry!' I cursed in my head and

doing?" Natalia asked

you see?" I said to her

to learn that she was also eager to

on Aria, who lowered her head, avoiding

back, Noah blurted out,

eyes without any dread?

to be taken aback by my soft tone. Why did I always see fear in her eyes?

scolded me," Aria

"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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She wiped her tears and

at me.

walking to me. Noah

take Aria away from me, but I moved

eat ice

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

talking like I had some bad intentions toward her

somehow adored her.

"No, Mommy."

"ARIA."

It showed

arms and

my children," Natalia warned me,

remained expressionless as I looked back at her until she left the

brother said

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But the way she snatched her daughter away

I look like a child thief to

from my

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

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

You are a bad

his mother. In fact, their. words

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