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 he plans to search for his birth

Jared’s mother, she could not bear

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

leaned her head against Gary’s

feet. “Could you ask

head in response. He quickly made his way to

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

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

admit that they

of hesitation, Jared finally mustered the courage to emerge from

the air felt uncomfortably stifling. Upon closer inspection, Jared realized that there was an elaborate wooden box on the table in

Mom…” Jared called

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