Personally i don’t like the idea of that taunt having any credence especially after all Rumple did to get back to Bae
No matter if Rumpel knows Bae is biologically his or not, he loves him whole – heartedly. Rumpel is the one who raised him, cared for him, I believe Rumpel would do anything to get him back even if Bae is not his son by blood. Either way they share a close bond.
I also think that Rumpel had an arranged marriage to his wife and never truly loved her, making Belle his true love.
That’s what I was thinking too! I’m sure whoever he married was not his true love. Especially if the knights information is accurate and she abandoned Rumpel and her son because she could only see Rumpel as a coward after running from the ogre wars. I wonder if the real reason she left him was to hook up officially with Bae’s father.
I think it was just mean-spirited taunting on the part of the Duke and the Dark One.
That could be true, it’s just that Rumpel looked so guilty and defeated when he said that. It could be because he was appalled at the accusation, or out of pure painful memories.