Adrian furrowed his brows. âBecause I donât think youâre my mom!â
Sophia was momentarily taken aback. Her composure was beginning to falter. âYou⦠youâre talking nonsense again! If Iâm not your mort, then who is? Did you just spring out of a crack in the rocks?â
Adrian, eyes large and indignant, retorted, âAnd what proof do you have that youâre my mom? I donât think we look alike at all!â
Sophia instinctively glanced at the manâs reaction, quickly adding, âWho says a child has to resemble their mom? There are many who donât look like their mothers when theyâre young, but grow to resemble them more and more as they get older.â
Adrian, hands on his hips, declared, âWell, I just donât believe youâre my mom! If youâre so sure, letâs go get a DNA test to see if weâre related.â
Sophia was speechless. âYouâ¦â
This child had his fun here, and now he wanted to take the opportunity to go back to his real mom, Ellinor?
Dream on!
He would never go back. She would make sure heâd never see his traitorous real mother ever again.
Sophia knew that Adrian wasnât her biological child, and neither was the real Tristan, but she didnât fear the kids finding out.
She feared Marcus discovering the truth. The thought of Marcus finding out about Ellinor and knowing that he had two more children, with Ellinor sent chills down her spine.
If that happened, she would really lose Marcus unless she held onto his corpse.
But she truly loved this man, so she didnât want it to come to that.
âYou child, stop with the nonsense! Weâre a happy family. Why bring up DNA testing and give outsiders something to laugh about?â Sophia feigned anger.
But Adrian was not joking. He knew his real mom was Ellinor, so, of course, he wasnât Sophiaâs child.
Now he suspected that even handsome Dadâs real son wasnât Sophiaâs. He was testing her.
After seeing Sophiaâs guilty reaction, Adrian felt like he was right. Sophia had never given birth to handsome Dadâs child. She had been deceiving handsome Dad, trying to trap him by her side.
She was such a scheming and selfish woman.
Poor handsome Dad. He was so helpless.
Despite being so handsome, he was kept under the close watch of this wicked woman, with no freedom at all.
Sophia was a freak. He had to rescue handsome Dad from this freak.
Adrian frowned. âHumph! Youâre clearly just scared. Youâre too afraid to get a DNA test.â
Sophia gritted her teeth, âYou childâ¦â
âEnough! Stop it, both of you!â Marcus interrupted their conversation, sounding impatient.
At Marcusâ annoyed voice, both Sophia and Adrian fell silent.
Marcus looked at Sophia, then at Adrian with a stern face. âHow could you talk to Sophia like that?
Sheâs been so good to you.â
Adrian was taken aback. Huh?
Sophia was surprised too. She was not expecting Marcus to reprimand his son for her. This was unheard of.
Marcusâ voice deepened. âApologize! Now!â