Chapter 266

“Mom, I’m fine,” Jared replied as he plastered a smile.

Dinner was a silent and awkward affair. Throughout the entire meal, no one dared to break the silence.

Afraid that his parents would sense that something was amiss, Jared quickly scarfed down his food and excused himself from the table.

Once Jared left, Hannah and Gary exchanged a knowing glance. Unable to help themselves, the duo heaved out a heavy sigh.

“Sooner or later, we’ll have to tell him the truth,” Gary said in a low voice.

“All these years, I have always seen Jared as my own son. In fact, I already forgot about the fact that we adopted him. Why did Benedict have to say such nonsense…” Hannah’s eyes reddened with sorrow. “Judging from Jared’s bad mood, he must have found out the truth. We can’t hide it from him anymore.”

“Jared is not a child anymore. He has the right to know about it as well. We can’t be too selfish.” Gary took a seat next to Hannah and pulled her into his embrace.

afraid that Jared might abandon us when he realizes the truth. What if he plans to

so many years of being Jared’s mother, she could not bear

look for his birth parents is a choice for Jared to make. Even if Jared leaves, I will spend the rest of my life with you.” In order

midst of her sobs, Hannah leaned her head against Gary’s shoulder as tears

and rose to her feet. “Could you ask Jared to come out of his room?”

in response. He quickly made his way

please come out. Your mom and I have something to tell you.”

Jared caught wind of Gary’s words, his heart skipped a beat. He already had an inkling of what his parents were planning to

Jared felt extremely conflicted. Although he didn’t want to admit that they weren’t his birth parents, he was still dying to

finally mustered the courage to emerge from his

were already waiting for him on the couch. The atmosphere in the air felt uncomfortably stifling. Upon closer inspection, Jared realized that there was

Mom…” Jared

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