Chapter 172

POV: Jaewon

I felt relieved.

“So, can I file for adoption, but with that, will NamHa lose the Kim surname? Namsoo won’t be listed on his record anymore?” I asked Mr. Capaldi, my lawyer, during a private meeting. He had all the papers that both Ji-a’s sisters and I, along with a judge, signed. NamHa was officially my responsibility now.

“Exactly. For him to be adopted, you enter as his father, not just as his legal guardian, which is your status now since you have custody.”

“But… I don’t want to have to erase Namsoo from his life. I didn’t want him to lose the Kim surname, I just thought I could add my surname to the certificate along with my family name too. It’s my family name, and NamHa needs to have all the rights.”

“But, Mr. Ryu, you don’t need to worry about rights, NamHa will retain all the rights of Ariel, for example. He is still your dependent.”

“So… for example, if I want to get a health plan for my family and include Ariel, Harin