Chapter 626

Lucas was speechless. How could he explain to Richard that he was not his daddy?

"Have some warm milk, Daddy. It will warm your stomach," the boy said then, eagerly passing his own glass of milk to Lucas.

Lucas was unable to reject the child's kind gesture. "Thank you."

"You're welcome, Daddy," Richard replied, flashing a tame smile just then.

It somehow left Lucas with a mental burden, as if it would traumatize the child if he turned out not to be his father.

But he really was not.

Taking a sip of warm milk, he ruthlessly reminded Richard, "I'll be gone after breakfast."

"Okay." Richard nodded tamely.

"We probably won't see each other ever again," Lucas said, making himself very clear to stop Richard from having any expectations.

"Why?"

"Because I'm not your daddy," Lucas said, slowly and deliberately.

As Richard's expression darkened, Lucas steeled himself to continue, "I understand very well how you feel, and I understand that you miss your daddy—but I'm not him, and I