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 hold her

are you doing?"

said to her with a

she was also eager to marry Beta Eric. If

who lowered her head, avoiding

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

my eyes

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

you scolded me,"

"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

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eyes brightened up. She wiped her tears and nodded

at me.

walking to me. Noah came along with

from me, but I moved a little to the side to

to eat ice cream," Aria said with a

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

was she talking like I had some bad intentions toward her daughter? She was

somehow adored her.

"No, Mommy."

"ARIA."

shouted at Aria, which 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 at her like that?" I asked Natalia

grabbed Aria's arms and pulled

Natalia warned

remained expressionless as I looked back at her until

very humiliated when her brother said he would not

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pack house. But the way she snatched her daughter away from me

look like a

away from

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

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

you deserve it. You are a bad

just like his mother. In fact, their.

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