Chapter 1669

Dylan, Belle, and Naomi had all left, but Scott remained where he was, unmoving. It was as if he had not even noticed that the others had walked away. John stood in the pavilion, his hand still frozen in mid-air as he watched Naomi being led away by Belle. He had seen how Naomi pulled away from him and felt her rejection instantly. He felt her clear sense of discomfort. In that moment, his once unshakable confidence plummeted to rock bottom, and he could not find his way back up. He had known about his origins since he was a child. His parents had never hidden it from him, and his relatives had always treated him well. Even though he was not their biological son, his parents had treated him like their own flesh and blood without the slightest hint of neglect. He was deeply grateful to have parents like them. To him, they were his real parents, and he planned to care for them when he grew up, to support them in their old age. As he grew older and reached adolescence, a new,