Prosperous Marriage: Married to My Brother-in-law-Chapter 765 - 764 Acknowledgement (2)_1

Noah Reyes continued to look at Adele Horne with a resolute gaze, taking in all her expressions. If possible, he didn't want to force Adele to acknowledge his and Billy's father-son relationship at this moment, but...

He had just received an urgent communication from the elder in charge of the security department of their organization. Some people had discovered his half-year stay in Syrena. Taking advantage of his absence, they decided to create chaos. They colluded with many underworld factions to lay siege to several branches of their organization, whose locations were always highly secretive. Without an insider leak, no one could find those branches. Furthermore, those people had kidnapped several women of status from the Reyes Family and held them hostage in an attempt to seize the position of leader. One of these women was Noah Reyes's birth mother.

After he had become the leader, some still dared to vie for the position, ready to make enemies of the entire organization. He would show no mercy. He would eliminate anyone still attempting to seize the leader's position, thereby clearing the path for Billy's future. He wouldn't have many children like his father did; he would only have children with Adele Horne. If Adele decided against more children in the future, Billy would be his only child. The only ones who would compete with Billy for the leader's position were his half-brothers and the uncles from his father's generation.

This incident was regarded as a major event by their organization. It was also the first power struggle to occur after several generations of leaders had taken their positions.

He would soon have to leave Syrena and rush back to take control; after all, one of the women was his mother.

Adele Horne had not forgiven him, and he had not yet found a way to ease her mind. Once he left, he didn't know when he would be able to return to Syrena again. Without Adele's forgiveness, he at least wanted to acknowledge Billy and hear his son call him 'Daddy.'

He was grateful to Adele Horne for Billy's handsomeness, intelligence, and sensibility—for birthing such an outstanding son for him. He also appreciated the Horne Family for raising such a sensible son for him.

"Noah Reyes, what do you mean?" Adele Horne's voice trembled as she asked.

Her hand that wasn't holding Billy's started to reach for her phone; she planned to call her elder brother for help.

Noah Reyes had revealed his true intentions: he had come for his son.

And her, what did she mean to him? Huh? A bit off-topic. She hated him, regardless of his feelings for her. But that sense of bewilderment was genuinely palpable in her heart.

"Adele," Noah Reyes said in a low voice, his eyes filled with hope, "I want to hear Billy call me 'Daddy.'"

His background doomed him to an abnormal life, yet he was capable of love and hate. Despite the limited contact with his son, he truly loved him. As a father, it was extremely painful to have his son right before his eyes yet unable to hear him call him 'Daddy.' He knew he couldn't blame Adele Horne or his son.

If anyone was to blame, it was his unfortunate background.

"If you still want to refute it, I can show you the DNA test results," Noah Reyes pressed, somewhat assertively.

Adele Horne's face turned deathly pale.

"Mommy, he is my Daddy, isn't he?" Billy couldn't bear to see his mother's pallid face and couldn't help but say.

Adele Horne abruptly looked down at her son.

Billy didn't meet his mother's gaze. He turned his little face slightly and said, "Grandma already told me he's my Daddy. Billy is afraid to call him Daddy because I don't want Mommy to be angry or cry."

Billy's words carried a hint of heartbreak.

He, who yearned for a daddy the most, suppressed the immense joy of finally having one, all to avoid angering his mommy or making her cry.

Her son's maturity cut into Adele Horne's heart like a knife.

It turned out her son had known all along. No one understood better than she how much her son longed for a father's love. Even if she gave him double or even several times the love, it couldn't replace his yearning for paternal affection. Although she still resented Noah Reyes for the years of grievances she had suffered, making it impossible to let go all at once even after his explanations, the fact that Noah Reyes was Billy's biological father remained an ironclad truth.

"Billy..." Adele Horne crouched down, meeting her son's gaze, her voice laced with heartache.

Billy looked directly at her. Seeing the pain in her eyes, he reached out his little hands to hug her neck and said with childish yet firm resolve, "Mommy, if you say it's not him, then it's not. Billy will never ask about Daddy again. It'll be as if Billy never had a daddy."

Hearing this, Adele Horne's heart ached once more.

Her son was so mature. Even though he was just a little over four years old, he was so filial. To avoid making her sad or angry, he was willing to ignore the daddy standing right before him.

Noah Reyes's eyes grew moist. His son, so exceptionally understanding, made his heart ache.

"Mommy, let's go home. Call my eldest maternal uncle and ask him to take us home," Billy said, gently wiping away the tears Adele Horne hadn't even realized had fallen from her cheeks.

Then, he took Adele Horne's hand and turned to leave. As he turned, he saw Noah Reyes's face, so strikingly similar to his own. A deep longing filled his eyes, a longing he forcefully suppressed. Father and son locked gazes, each etching the other's image deep into their hearts.

Billy led Adele Horne toward the door.

Deon Myers had already entered and witnessed everything. He knew why the Leader was so eager to acknowledge his son, but the Madam and the Young Master did not. The Leader's suffering was unknown to them, but Deon knew. He immediately stepped forward to block their path, wanting to tell Adele Horne everything.

"Deon, let them go," Noah Reyes said. He closed his eyes for a moment, then waved his hand in anguish, signaling Deon Myers not to stop them anymore.

He had tried so hard for so long, yet he still hadn't gained her forgiveness, proving his efforts were still insufficient. He was about to leave again soon, this time into danger, and he didn't know when he would be able to return to Syrena. However, he vowed that as soon as he resolved this power struggle, he would immediately return to Syrena to win Adele Horne's heart and provide his son with a lifetime of paternal love.

"Leader!" Deon Myers called out in a low voice.

Was the Leader really giving up the chance to acknowledge his son?

"Young Master, the Leader really is your daddy! We've done a DNA test; you are one hundred percent the Leader's son!" Deon Myers explained to Jimmy Horne.

"Deon, are you defying me now too?" Noah Reyes suddenly roared, his voice laced with the pain of a trapped, wounded beast.

Deon Myers sighed deeply and said no more. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Adele Horne held Billy's small hand tightly. Hearing Noah Reyes's low roar, she was struck by an eerie familiarity. It strongly resembled her older brother's roar from many years ago. That was when she had foolishly instigated her family to interrogate Julia, accusing her of assault. Her sister-in-law had been slapped by their mother, and her brother had let out a pained roar, just like Noah Reyes's now.

Turning her head, she looked at Noah Reyes, who was sitting on the sofa.

Noah Reyes was still looking at her, his eyes holding an expression she dared not attempt to describe.

With a soft sigh, Adele Horne turned her son around and walked back to stand firmly before Noah Reyes.

She was no longer the Adele Horne of the past. She had grown stronger; there was nothing she was afraid to face anymore. Her son longed for paternal love, and this man before her yearned for their father-son bond to be acknowledged. Even if she prevented it, refused to admit it, both father and son knew the truth in their hearts. Would they both end up hating her in the future? So, she had to face it. Because it was, undeniably, the truth.

"Billy, he is your daddy!"