Rina offered her an apologetic look, "So what happened next?"
"Lord Wynter. Aaron father and the lord of North part, loved his sister dearly. When he realized who his sister truly loved, he broke off her previous engagement and married her to Lord Rainier. Since then, the relationship between the two families became even stronger. Under their reigns, the northeast became the wealthiest, strongest, and largest territory in the kingdom."
Gwen then looked at Aaron. "Aaron must remember their wedding. It was the grandest wedding of that time." It was her attempt to make him talk and make him feel like a part of this family.
Aaron nodded. "I do remember. I was sad to give my aunt away to someone else."
Gwen chuckled. "We still remember you crying and asking her not to go, even though she was only going to be just one wall apart."
A light smile appeared on Aaron’s lips. "She took care of me more than my mother did. I used to follow her everywhere she went. I even hated Lord Rainier for marrying her and taking her away."
"But then you finally forgave Lord Rainier after Lucian was born and thanked him for giving you a brother," Gwen added.
"It was the most amazing day when I held him in my arms," Aaron added, "Finally, there was someone younger than me, and I could be a big brother. I was so happy to have a younger brother."
Seeing Aaron talk normally about the past, Nathaniel and Arthur felt relieved, especially after witnessing him cry just a few hours earlier. Having family around truly made a difference.
Nathaniel looked at Rina and said, "I truly like you, young lady. Will you be my sister as well?"
"Of course. I don’t mind having another wealthy brother," she replied with a grin. "So now I have three brothers. I’m sure I won’t have to worry about anything and can spend my life rolling in wealth."
"You’re becoming greedy," Gwen interrupted her.
"What’s wrong with that?" Rina asked innocently. "It’s just my good fortune to have wealthy brothers, and one should never deny their destiny."
"This girl," Gwen sighed.
"Mother, stop worrying about me and worry about your son," Rina said, turning her attention to Lucian. "I see Lord Rainier was smart when it came to women, but your son is a blockhead. He wouldn’t even realize if a woman liked him, even if she stood right in front of him."
"Stop spouting nonsense and focus on your meal," Gwen scolded, then looked at Lucian. "Ignore her."
As usual, Lucian remained calm, as if nothing could shake him.
"Rina, what kind of woman would suit your other brother, Aaron?" Nathaniel asked with a teasing smile.
"What’s there to ask about? Isn’t he already engaged to the best woman?" Rina replied. "There’s no one better than Lady Erin, of course other than Oriana." As she spoke, she glanced at Lucian, but he remained impassive. Internally, she wanted to scream at him and pull his ear for being so dense.
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