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

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

leaves, I will spend

Hannah leaned her head against Gary’s shoulder as tears

her feet. “Could you

made his way to Jared’s bedroom and rapped

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

of Gary’s words, his heart skipped a beat. He already had an inkling of what his

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

of hesitation, Jared finally mustered the

living room, Gary and Hannah were already waiting for him on the couch. The atmosphere in the air felt uncomfortably stifling. Upon closer inspection, Jared

Mom…” Jared called

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