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.

realizes the truth. What if he plans to search for his birth parents? I can’t

of being Jared’s mother, she could not

I will spend the rest of my

against Gary’s shoulder as tears continued to roll down

time, Hannah brushed her tears away and rose to her feet. “Could you ask Jared to

response. He quickly made his way to Jared’s bedroom and rapped his

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

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

brief moment of hesitation, Jared finally mustered the courage

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

Jared

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