Chapter 313

All that mattered to Rowan was that Natalie was happy.

His tight nerves loosened slightly as he said, "Lorcan is my brother's son. Years ago, my brother had a fling with a woman from a bar, who gave birth to a boy Gregory refused to acknowledge. So, she eventually walked away.

"Later, we learned she'd abandoned the boy altogether and said he was a burden. And after my brother died, Gregory grew older, got over it, and decided to find the boy.

"I've always been at odds with Gregory and seldom return home, so it was only by chance I learned he'd brought my nephew back. But I didn't expect that nephew to turn out to be Aaron."

Realization struck Natalie. All the failed attempts to dig up Aaron's background, only to come up with nothing, finally clicked.

His true identity was the Mattel family's eldest grandson, and a man like that couldn't possibly have his identity easily uncovered.

Natalie's expression tightened with worry. If Lorcan, the powerful yet dangerous creep, kept bothe