Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother novel Chapter 393

Chapter 393: Angry Aiden

"Please calm down, everyone," Marina said, interrupting before the argument turned into a heated one. She looked at her husband and said, "Aeldric, it’s the first time we are meeting our son’s family. Instead of being happy, you are already set on laying your claim on the kids—kids who belong more to their own father than their grandfather."

Aeldric frowned to see his wife taking someone else’s side instead of his. "Marina, I was—"

"Aeldric, back then you separated Alexander from me and raised him on your own. You took away my son, but I won’t tolerate it if you do the same with our grandsons. They are still young."

"Alexander was of their age when I started training him, and look at him—how capable he is..."

"Capable enough to have his family in secret and not even want his father to know about it?" Marina countered. "Is this what you wanted from your son? He is clearly not pleased with your ways and wants to keep his kids away. Isn’t that already clear to you?"

Aeldric glared at Alexander and then looked at Serena. "It’s her who ruined my son."

"Father, you might want to consider your words before saying anything to my woman," Alexander said. "Though not married legally, she is as important to me as Mother is to you."

"Did you hear that?" Marina asked. "Now stop all this and let me have a peaceful time with my grandkids."

She looked at the two young ones. "Will you come to your grandma?"

This time, the kids didn’t look at their parents for approval and went to the kind-looking old woman, while Aeldric stayed quiet, fuming inside.

Though he was the king here, when Marina spoke, he chose to keep quiet. She was the woman he once loved, but his power, arrogance and ego had gotten the better of him. Still, she was the only person who could shut him up, and he didn’t retaliate.

Even Mallory could say nothing. Her father would never tolerate others refuting his wife if he himself had given in to her.

"It’s difficult to guess who is who," Marina said with a smile. "I can’t tell who is Aaron and who is Aiden. You two look exactly the same."

"You can just ask us who is who," Aaron said.

The old woman chuckled softly. "That’s indeed a good idea."

The frown lines on Aeldric’s face deepened as he saw how his grandsons were accepting toward his wife, while they looked at him as if he were their enemy.

Definitely, their mother had taught them.

"There is a delicious meal prepared for all of us. How about we enjoy it first?" Marina asked the two boys. "That way, this grandma gets to know what you two like, and we can be less of strangers?"

Aaron and Aiden nodded.

Marina ordered everyone to head to the dining room once Serena was introduced to the rest of the family members. At the dining table, Aeldric sat at the head of the family chair. Alexander sat to his left, while Marina sat to his right.

Aiden and Aaron sat between their parents. Due to Marina’s strict warning, the meal went by quietly.

After the meal, as the adults needed to talk, Marina asked the two kids, "Aaron, Aiden, why don’t you play with your cousins Ian and Luis?"

Inside the study.