The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1484

Perhaps it was because he had seen the face of the woman who had mistakenly taken the wrong child at the auction house today, and it seemed familiar. She didn’t look at all like someone who could be harmful.

The image of the woman surfaced in Marcus’ mind, and he squinted his eyes slightly. “Your mother… What does she do?”

The mention of his mother made Adrian puff out his chest proudly. “My mom is amazing! She’s a female CEO. She helps run my dad’s company!”

A flicker of surprise crossed Marcus’ eyes. He hadn’t expected the petite, adorable woman to be a CEO. She looked so young and cute, like a naive little girl. Was she really capable of handling the pressures of such a position?

And also…

“Didn’t you just say you didn’t have a dad? Now you’re saying your mom is helping your dad run the company?”

I have a dad. How could my mom have a baby on her own? What I mean is that my dad has never been around since I was born. I’ve never seen what

Marcus fell silent.

like he had been

think his question was wrong at first, but after the little guy’s

where is

had curiosity about others, but today he inexplicably wanted to know

sad and sighed. “My dad is missing. I heard that he disappeared on the day my mom gave birth to me and my sister. For many years, my mom has been sending people to look for him everywhere, but there’s been no sight

my dad a lot. Sometimes, my siblings and I would hear her sleep talking, calling

mention of the name Theo. It felt familiar, yet suffocating and

dad Theo

your dad doesn’t seem like a very responsible man. He abandoned your

face fell immediately. He was clearly upset. “Even though I’ve never met my dad, and I don’t know what kind of person he is, I still feel upset hearing you talk about him like that.”