Bella's arm paused midair, and her gaze narrowed.

Aaron's taunts rubbed Bella off the wrong way, but thanks to her solid relationship with Justin, she had better control over her emotions. She quickly got over the rage.

Though Bella was willing to let things go, Justin was not.

He gripped Bella's hand and pulled her into his arms, his arm firmly around her shoulders. His eyes fixated on Aaron's firmly.

"Oh, so this is the value your family adheres to. Here I thought you were cocky and rude."

Aaron furrowed his brows. "What did you say?"

"Was I wrong?"

Justin's authority overwhelmed Aaron. "I don't care how close your families are, but I know Bella is a graceful, intelligent girl with manners. Bella would never turn her back on people unless there was a reason to. You disrespected her, so you're the problem. You're a respectable man who is older than Bella. You're only embarrassing yourself."

Bella looked deep into Justin's eyes, her eyes welling up emotionally.

She was tempted to jump on him in public and bombard him with kisses.

"You!"

Aaron jolted up from the sofa and glared at Justin.

"Aaron!"

Amid the tension, Arnold grimacingly entered the room.

Mila was a few steps behind Arnold.

her distance the

member of the Larson family had set foot into the Thompsons' residence, Celeste, Sasha, Amelia, and Steven came out to stop the situation from getting out of

uncommon for the Larsons

the Thompson family, Justin was unaware of the severity of the

Arnold approached Aaron

hand into the pocket of his pants before slowly turning to face

Then came a smack.

group was lost for

slapped Arnold in front of everyone, and

an embarrassment! Did you forget what Grandpa and Dad swear

seemed determined

difficult for Arnold. Instead

causing a scene and picking on Arnold. "Don't

to put you

went out to Arnold, her favorite nephew, for

occurred to her that Aaron would be so savage

to hold herself back, Mila went

had

longer a Larson when she left her family to be with Wyatt. The family had nothing to

shaking fists and hung his head

he carried were no

your words, not fists, Mr. Larson." Bella's eyes were bloodshot from rage. She took a step forward,

Aaron looked like he had lost his mind.

educating my family. Stay

the family. unless Arnold wants to turn his back on the family too. I have the duty to steer him to the

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