Bella's arm paused midair, and her gaze narrowed.

Aaron's taunts rubbed Bella off the wrong way, but thanks to her solid relationship with Justin, she had better control over her emotions. She quickly got over the rage.

Though Bella was willing to let things go, Justin was not.

He gripped Bella's hand and pulled her into his arms, his arm firmly around her shoulders. His eyes fixated on Aaron's firmly.

"Oh, so this is the value your family adheres to. Here I thought you were cocky and rude."

Aaron furrowed his brows. "What did you say?"

"Was I wrong?"

Justin's authority overwhelmed Aaron. "I don't care how close your families are, but I know Bella is a graceful, intelligent girl with manners. Bella would never turn her back on people unless there was a reason to. You disrespected her, so you're the problem. You're a respectable man who is older than Bella. You're only embarrassing yourself."

Bella looked deep into Justin's eyes, her eyes welling up emotionally.

She was tempted to jump on him in public and bombard him with kisses.

"You!"

Aaron jolted up from the sofa and glared at Justin.

"Aaron!"

Amid the tension, Arnold grimacingly entered the room.

Mila was a few steps behind Arnold.

kept her distance the moment her gaze

Thompsons' residence, Celeste, Sasha, Amelia, and

the Larsons to show up at

Thompson family, Justin was unaware of

talk outside, Aaron." Arnold approached Aaron with a long face and

the pocket of his pants

Then came a smack.

was lost for

everyone, and the resounding noise echoed across the

embarrassment! Did you forget what Grandpa and Dad swear

Arnold. Instead of taking their family matters outside, Aaron insisted on causing a scene and picking on Arnold. "Don't think I'm being harsh,

her favorite nephew, for taking a beating from

to her that Aaron would be so savage as to hit Arnold

back, Mila

she had taken an

when she left her family to be with Wyatt. The family

fists and hung his

he carried were

Bella's eyes were bloodshot from rage. She took a step forward, only to be held back

lost his mind. Justin was concerned

my family. Stay out of it." Aaron scoffed and insinuated, "We can't have another shameless and disgraced scum in the family. unless Arnold wants to turn his back on the family too. I have the duty to steer him

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