Adam's smile slowly faded. He looked directly at Hudson. "Not exactly. I did have parents."
He paused briefly. A trace of bitterness flashed across his eyes.
"...but I was stolen from them when I was still a child."
Hearing those words, Hudson remained remarkably calm.
He neither looked nervous nor hesitant. Instead, he folded his hands together on the table and spoke in a composed voice.
"Well... here's the situation. I won't waste your time by beating around the bush. A few days ago, the Ainsworth family conducted a DNA test."
His voice remained steady.
"That test revealed one thing... I'm not their biological child."
The moment those words entered Adam's ears, an inexplicable feeling surged through his heart.
His instincts immediately sounded an alarm. A premonition...? He silently stared at Hudson.
Sure enough, Hudson continued exactly as Adam had feared.
