Chapter 53 Newfound Confidence

• ALESSIA
• "Daddy Claude! You didn’t leave? Are you going to stay here with Mom and me?" Adrian cheerfully asked Claude as he arrived with Pia in the afternoon.
• I bit my lip. Ever since Adrian met his father, he had become more talkative. His self-confidence seemed to have suddenly increased. Was it because he now knew he had a new ally to boast about to those who teased him about not having a father? Or was it simply his true nature finally emerging?