Semua Bab Opening My Eyes to Reality: Bab 311 - Bab 313

Rowan's voice dropped to a whisper. "You're nothing but a pet of the Mattels. Did you start thinking you were above your station? Touch her again, and by next year, I'll be visiting your grave."At that point, he'd wiped his hand clean.Hubert stayed silent and dared not show whatever rage he held inside. Not only was Rowan the second son of the Mattels, but he was now someone Gregory couldn't easily contend with and had the strength to stand against the entire family.With that, Rowan took Natalie's hand and swaggered out.When Hubert returned with a dark expression, Gregory noticed his bloodied look and asked, "Did Ro hurt you?""With Mr. Mattel's temper, this is already him showing mercy," Hubert replied.Gregory exhaled hard as his face clouded over. "Call the family doctor to have your wound treated.""Thank you, Mr. Mattel Senior."As Hubert stepped back, Gregory's gaze shifted to Lorcan beside him, and he said after a long pause, "I'd planned to bring you back into the M

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