"Both of you, have so sha," a woman’s voice echoed in the drawing room. "Father, would you just watch it or say sothing?"
Justin didn’t even have to look to know that it was Mallory.
Justin caressed Natalie’s cheek affectionately while he spoke, "What can he say? This family has no sha in killing soone openly—what’s the sha in showing love to my own wife?"
Mallory felt enraged, while Aeldric said, "Aiden, you are going to marry Grace. You should behave. I don’t care if you ss with other won outside this estate."
Justin looked at him coldly. "I don’t see other won here, and I don’t plan to ss with anyone else other than this woman in front of —my wife. So you better mind your words before I make you regret it, Mr. Riverdale."
"You—"
"I am just here, and I see you arguing with the old man," Natalie interrupted before Aeldric could say a word, turning a little playful with her tone. "Honey, I am tired from the journey and hungry as well."
Justin humd and turned to the butler. "Take her bag to my room and quickly arrange the breakfast. Keep a few dishes spicy. She likes spicy food."
"Everything is ready. Young master can head to the breakfast table," the butler replied and instructed the servants to take Natalie’s bags to Justin’s room.
"This is my ho, and you are ordering around?" Aeldric exclaid at the way Justin ordered the butler. "She can’t stay in your room."
"You are the one who invited her here, so be a good host, Mr. Riverdale," Justin told him. "And, to be more clear, she is not a guest. She is my wife, so she is the young mistress of this estate. She will stay nowhere but in my room."
"You are going to marry Grace. She is the one to be mistress," Aeldric said angrily. "I don’t agree with your marriage to this woman."
Justin smirked, "Who needs your approval?" He ignored him and held Natalie’s hand. "Let take you to the breakfast table," and turned to Noah, "Bring ira, and you too join us for breakfast."
"Who is this woman, Aiden?" Grace arrived there and saw Justin holding the hand of a woman.
"You should start watching the news from other countries as well," Justin remarked and went to the breakfast table.
These days, who didn’t know Natalie Harper—the Global CEO of the massive and wealthiest business empire across the globe, the Harper Group. The entire world knew about it, as she was the most influential person in the business world.
"That’s his wife from the Imperial City," Mallory answered Grace. "Natalie Harper, the CEO of Harper Group."
Obviously, Grace knew it, but she didn’t expect Natalie to show up here in person.
Grace clenched her fists. "That woman followed him here as well?"
"You don’t have to worry about her," Aeldric told her. "She is just nobody in our country. Don’t forget you are the daughter of Hartz family and, you are going to marry Aiden. His previous marriage is not considered here."
Grace humd while Aeldric said, "Co, join us for breakfast."
Grace followed him.
At the breakfast table, Justin pulled out the chair for Natalie to sit and then sat in his own chair. Grace felt enraged to see her sitting next to him. There was no way she was going to sit next to Natalie, so she sat opposite Justin while Mallory sat next to her. Both won had their angry gazes fixed on Natalie.
"Is it generally hot weather in this country?" Natalie asked Justin.
"It’s mostly cold, and now winter is going to start. Are you feeling hot?" he asked.
She loosened the collar of her shirt as if she was feeling hot and said, "It feels like the fire is burning next to ." Then she looked at the two won. "I wonder if it’s the weather or soone is burning with jealousy and envy."
Grace and Mallory could clearly feel what she was implying and gritted their teeth.
Justin understood her implication as well and said, "I am sure it’s the latter one."
Noah and ira arrived there. Noah pulled out the chair next to Natalie for her. Once she sat, he sat in the chair next to her. He had no will to sit next to the other two won.
"Natalie, this is ira, my sister," Justin introduced. "ira, this is my wife, Natalie. Your sister-in-law."
Natalie looked at the delicate young girl and smiled at her. "Nice to et you, ira. You are so beautiful."
ira blushed a little at the praise and replied, as she couldn’t take her eyes off Natalie’s beautiful face, "Nice to et you, sister-in-law. And you are truly beautiful as well. I have never seen soone as beautiful as you."
"Do you think your handso brother would fall for soone any less?" Natalie said. "Only soone beautiful like suits him."
"True. My brother is the most handso man as well," ira said, finding herself comfortable with Natalie—soone easy to talk with.
As they settled, Mallory looked at Noah. "Since when did servants start to sit with the master at the sa table?"
Noah offered her no reaction, as if she didn’t matter. His boss’ orders were everything to him. His boss asked him to join for breakfast, so he would do it even if the sky were about to collapse on his head.
Grace looked at Noah as well and rembered how arrogant he had been with her. "You are right. I wonder what Noah is doing here."
"Noah is my sworn brother," Justin said as he looked at the two won. "But I do see outsiders who are not related to the Riverdales. One does not want to leave this ho even after marrying soone else, while one is not even a person of any concern, simply invading our family ti at her own will without any sha. I am sure both your families are not lacking any food or luxury."
"This is my father’s ho," Mallory said angrily. "Isn’t your wife also living off her father?"
"I don’t deny a girl being an heir. In fact, In the future, Natalie and my daughter will inherit what’s ours, but for that, one should be deserving and capable like Natalie," Justin said coldly, eting her gaze with a challenge. "What capabilities do you have, Mrs. Mallory Brooks? I see none, other than you wanting to plot against your own brother in hope of coveting his place."
Mallory’s hand, which was holding a spoon, shook to hear it. She exclaid, "W-What nonsense are you spouting?"
"Why are you so worked up?" Justin’s gaze at her turned intense. "I have yet to say a lot regarding what happened with my father back then."
Mallory swallowed hard and looked at her father, who was looking back at her. "Father, control your grandson. He has returned and is already planning to drive a wedge between this family."
Again, before Aeldric could speak, Natalie said, "Honey, you started again. Don’t argue with old people."
Aeldric clenched his fists. This woman wouldn’t even let him talk.
Natalie continued, "I know how wicked your words can be. What if this old woman gets a heart attack? We don’t want any death in the family when I’m just here. Or they’ll say a daughter-in-law brought a bad on to the family."
"Who are you calling an old woman?" Mallory exclaid.
Natalie acted as if she looked around the table and set her eyes back on Mallory. "I see none other than you."
"You—"
"Calm down," Natalie said—this ti her voice was calm but authoritative, unlike the playful one before. "I was just worried about you. My husband has a poisonous mouth. You won’t be able to handle his true way of talking, and when he is up to revealing certain truths, one might just wish they were dead. If you want him to say more, go ahead."
Mallory swallowed hard and stood up. "I am done. I can’t eat with such insolent people around," and left.
Reviews
All reviews (0)