Revenge In Repose (Valerie and Aiden) novel Chapter 176

Chapter 176

Chapter 176

Valerie’s face flushed crimson, but before she could react, Aiden reached over and shut the laptop decisively.

The moment Valerie’s laptop snapped shut, her phone buzzed again.

Valerie didn’t dare to look up. But before she could even stand, Aiden had already scooped her up into his arms.

Aiden held Valerie close, greedily breathing in the unique scent that belonged only to her.

He leaned in close, pressing gentle kisses on her face. He only rose quietly when he could confirm that she was sound asleep.

Meanwhile, Valerie’s phone lay quietly in the corner of the large bed.

Aiden effortlessly entered her password and unlocked her phone. As soon as he did, a WhatsApp message from Nelson popped up on the screen.

‘Ah, so that person’s name is Nelson…from the Hall family on the north side of the city?‘ Aiden wondered.

The Hall family was powerful. Currently, three Hall brothers are competing in the business world: Mark Hall, Leon Hall, and Nelson, the recently acknowledged illegitimate son.

Aiden’s eyes darkened, and he clicked on the notification.

The text from Nelson read, [Do you love him?]

Valerie was deep in slumber when she suddenly felt a chill. Still half–asleep, she instinctively reached out to snuggle into her blanket.

Noticing Valerie’s slight movement, Aiden pulled up the blanket and gently drew her into his embrace. Feeling the warmth, she instinctively nestled closer against his chest.

‘Such a good girl,’ Aiden thought.

Aiden couldn’t resist bending down to kiss the top of her head. He glanced back at Nelson’s message and swiftly replied, [Yes.]

It was a succinct yet powerful answer. Just that one word was like a knife that pierced straight through Nelson’s heart.

‘God, it hurts so much,‘ Nelson thought.

The pain tore through his heart, instantly ripping it to shreds, and left him broken.

Nelson stared hard at that single word, as if trying to decipher/some hidden meaning within it. But the longer he looked, the shar

grew.

“Nelson,” Paxton knocked on his door and asked, “Wanna grab a late–night snack together?”

Nelson glanced at the clock. It was already past ten. He got up, opened the door, and asked calmly, “Where are we going?”

Paxton looked surprised. “You’re actually coming?”

e pain in his heart

Paxton had only asked Nelson out of politeness. Nelson had kept his distance from them ever since he joined the family. Hence, it was surprising that Nelson had joined their game today and even agreed to go out for supper.

‘What the heck?‘ Paxton thought in disbelief.

Nelson glanced at him. “What? Not planning to take me along?”

“Oh, no way, come on, let’s go!” Paxton urged with a grin.

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Chapter 176

Nelson was the Hall family’s illegitimate son. This was a fact known to all.

The Hall family servants never voiced their disdain aloud, though they always secretly looked down on Nelson. However, this contempt gradually faded after he joined the company and delivered remarkable achievements.

As Nelson continued to prove himself with impressive achievements, the Hall family members had been treating him with increasing respect.

Nelson was a man of few words, but he never stopped climbing the ranks.

In this household, the only one who still had a problem with him was Leon, the former second young master who had been demoted to third young master in the family hierarchy following Nelson’s appearance.

Leon was on a call in the living room when he spotted Nelson coming downstairs with Paxton. His brows immediately knitted together. “Where are you two going?” he demanded.

Paxton knew that Leon and Nelson did not have a good relationship. It was natural for one to be upset about having their place in the family usurped

Paxton quickly said, “Just grabbing supper. Do you want to join us, third brother?”

The title of ‘third brother‘ grated on Leon’s nerves even more.

Leon sneered inwardly, ‘I used to be the Second Young Master. How disgusting that I’d been pushed down a notch just because of this damned illegitimate son.‘

“Sure,” Leon said curtly as he quickly hung up the phone.

A bad feeling came over Paxton. He knew that this would not end well. In his defense, he had not expected Leon to agree. In his mind, Leon was always too busy for things like these.

But now that things had come to this, Paxton was too embarrassed to admit it had just been a joke. With no way out, he reluctantly agreed to bring Leon along as well.

Just as expected, Leon immediately showed his true colors the moment they arrived at the supper place.

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