"Aaron, how can you speak to your sister like that?" Nathalie appeared just in time to hear the exchange, her face darkening instantly.

"She's happy to see you and just wants to be close to you. How could you talk to her like that? Is that any way for a brother to talk to his sister?" Nathalie shielded Lila behind her, glaring at Aaron with disapproval. Aaron let out a cold laugh. "She's not my real sister, and I'm married now. Shouldn't she understand something as simple as that?"

Nathalie shot a vicious look at Selena before responding, "Even so, you shouldn't speak to her that way. Why come back and act like enemies? You never acted like this before you got married." Clearly, Nathalie was putting all the blame on Selena.

Selena, completely bewildered, stood there in silence.

"Wait, what? I haven't said a single word since walking in here-how is this my fault?" she thought, feeling utterly speechless and unfairly targeted.

Aaron chuckled darkly. "Yes, of course, let's keep things peaceful."

Nathalie pretended not to notice his sarcastic tone and simply said, "Alright, let's go inside."

the dining room. Aaron glanced at Selena,

squeezed her hand gently, reassuring her that she'd have her moment to vent. Together, they followed into the dining

was seated, the servants began setting the table with the evening meal. Aaron cast a pointed glance at the

butler, an older man named Adrien Warren, who had served the Fletcher family for nearly thirty

"Adrien, you've been around a long time.

his head even lower. "Please

back in his chair. "I want some

into a bowl and brought it to Aaron, carefully handing it over. But just as Aaron reached for it, the bowl slipped from his hands, spilling hot soup all over him.

face darkened with anger. "Adrien, what's going on? You can't even handle such

sudden turn of events. He had seen it clearly-Aaron had intentionally let the

but Aaron cut him

family for thirty years, yet you can't manage something so basic. What if

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