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.

in my head and bent

are you doing?" Natalia

I said to her with a

she was also eager to marry Beta Eric. If I

focused on Aria, who lowered her head,

back, Noah blurted out, "Aria, come

at him, but he did not seem to care. Who gave him the audacity to look into my eyes without any dread? Even his mother was frightened of me

taken aback by my soft tone. Why did I always see

you scolded me,"

her head. "How can I apologize to you? Do you want to go to any ice cream parlor?" I

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eyes brightened up. She wiped her tears and

at me.

walking to me. Noah came along with

but I moved a

to eat ice cream," Aria said with

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

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

arms and pulled

distance from my children," Natalia warned me,

remained expressionless as I looked back at her until she

very humiliated when her brother said he would not let

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way she snatched her daughter away

a child thief

from

a child. Upon looking down,

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

deserve it. You

like his

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