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.

I’m afraid that Jared might abandon us when he realizes the truth. What if

years of being Jared’s mother, she could not bear the thought of

Jared to make. Even if Jared leaves, I will spend the rest of my life with you.” In order to comfort Hannah, Gary blurted out

against Gary’s shoulder as

Hannah brushed her tears away and rose to her feet. “Could you

his head in response. He quickly made his way to

come out. Your mom and I have something to tell you.” Without another word, Gary took

a beat. He already had an inkling of what

didn’t want to admit that they weren’t his birth parents, he was still dying to know about

Jared finally mustered the courage to emerge from

him on the couch. The atmosphere in the air felt uncomfortably stifling. Upon closer inspection, Jared realized that there was an elaborate wooden box on the table in front of Hannah. It was

Jared called

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