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.

stopped and kept her distance the moment

the Thompsons' residence, Celeste, Sasha, Amelia, and Steven came out to stop the situation from getting out of

uncommon for the Larsons to

part of the Thompson family, Justin was unaware of the severity of the matter. However, anxiety gnawed

talk outside, Aaron." Arnold approached Aaron with

of his pants before

Then came a smack.

group was

slapped Arnold in front of everyone, and

embarrassment! Did you forget what Grandpa and Dad

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

went out to Arnold, her favorite nephew, for

that Aaron would be so savage as to hit

Mila went

had

left her family to

clenched his shaking fists and

he

your words, not fists, Mr. Larson." Bella's eyes were bloodshot from rage. She took a step forward, only to be held back by

lost his mind. Justin was concerned that Aaron

educating 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

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