章 196: Web of lies

Lyssana ruffled Aresh's kid, and after that, the kid ran to the indoor, inflatable playground. The older woman then turned to Knox with questioning eyes. She then asked what intrigued him.

"Is that kid…your son too?"

Knox was rendered speechless. He wasn't naïve to not hear the curiosity and malicious intent behind her words. Did she think that Aresh was his kid before he met Azrael? That another alpha impregnated him?

He wet his lips and nodded, but also explained it well. "Yes. Adopted."

Lyssana's eyes sparkled. "Oh, isn't there a standard rule that unmarried individuals can't adopt a child?"

"That's true, but Aresh came from an orphanage sponsored by my family's foundation. It was easier to adopt him without adhering to the rules. As the old saying goes, in every rule, there's always an exception," Knox replied, masking his lie with unblinking eyes and a calm demeanor.