Chapter 4

Marina did not know whether to cry anymore or accept her parent's apology. Sniffling to herself, she turned around hiding her feelings from them.

Aiden watched the situation without much card as he took the seat his guards had provide him.

"Your family is a little strange.." Aiden started referring to Marina and they all stopped to listen to him.

"Anyone can hit anyone just to satisfy their grievances," he looked like he was in deep thought as a guard approached him and handed him a tablet.

"Liam, do you love your job?" He turned and the guard immediately retrieved the tablet and stepped back.

"Well, I will generalize it then. No one under any circumstance should hit my wife, I get pissed when people touch what's mine. Also, Jayden, tell your co-worker, Daniel that I gave him a surprise. Same as you."

Just then Daniel was working in...

"Prince Aiden?" He called and fainted on the spot.

"Oh poor little rabbit." Aiden simply said and stood up, using the bridge of his shoe to tap Daniels's unconscious body while Daniel jerked up like he had just been resurrected.

"I'm so sorry, sir. I didn't know that you had a lady in question, I wouldn't have helped project the pictures." Daniel begged following Aiden as he paced.

"I didn't say you did anything, now did I?" Aiden queried signaling his guards and they dragged Daniel out.

Mrs. Jones was fed up. She was worried about Marina, Marina needed to rest her head from the chaos and stress that she had just gone through. Mrs. Jones threw Aiden a glance, telling him to take her away.

She didn't know the man but it was her daughter's choice so it was better to accept him as soon as they could.

Almost immediately a bodyguard stepped forward with his head bowed, "Master, the bridal car is ready. We have taken the bride's things into the car too, we should leave now. We have to seek the blessings of your grandfather."

Aiden hummed at the guard's words, "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, I will take my leave now with your daughter, we will pay a visit to you in a bit." Aiden muttered.

Marina stood beside Aiden and offered her parents a bow too, she felt emotional again but she managed to hold herself back from crying out loud.

After offering a bow, Aiden turned to Marina and offered her a bow too. Stepping closer, he whispered 'Get ready, place your hands around my neck.'

Marina did not understand what he meant till his hand wrapped around her waist and then he swapped her up in princess style. Marina gasped in surprise, quickly putting her hands around him.

Just like that, Aiden and Marina walked out of the hall, outside the hall Aiden placed Marina in the car first and then he got in and sat beside her. The car zoomed off immediately after he was seated.

Mrs. Jones sighed, she gave Jayden and his family a look of disgust before leaving from there. Mr. Jones watched his wife, he turned towards the members of the Hawthorne family with a glare in his eyes.

"Thank you so much Mr. And Mrs. Hawthorne for the disgrace and embarrassment today, I want to say that whatever goes around comes around and also, what you sow now, you shall reap."

"Goodbye." Mr. Jones muttered and equally left from there.

After the Jones left, Jayden stood with his head bent in fear. He could feel the glare he was busy getting from his father, he stepped forward ready to leave from there but his father stopped him.

"Where do you think you are going? You bastard! You had to go and ruin the plans I have placed in motion for years! Are you even my son anymore? You act like a child, you could have divorced her after getting married, it's no big deal!" Mr. Hawthorne cursed giving Jayden a sinister look.

"Honey please calm down, we are still in the venue. Someone might hear what you are saying, why don't we go home first, and then you can scold him freely there? Alright?" Mrs. Hawthorne pleaded looking around.

"You are right. You had better make sure, Jayden returns home immediately, or else I will take down everything under his name." Mr. Hawthorne muttered and strode out of there.

After his father was far enough from hearing the shot, Jayden turned towards his mother. "Mom, what should I do? Father is going to kill me, I did not know he had something he wanted."

"I can't go back home mum, I can not," Jayden muttered holding onto his suit in a tight, nervous grip.

"I will protect you, you just have to keep silent and nod your head to everything your father is saying. Nothing more, nothing less, his anger will calm down sooner or later." Mrs. Hawthorne remarked patting her son's back.

Jayden nodded and followed after his mother, she was the only one who truly understood him.

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Marina stood in front of the huge mansion in surprise, the mansion was huge, it was bigger than her father's and even that of the elites in LA. This mansion was situated on the hill and it looked so huge.

She had expected the man to be maybe a young nation that had nothing to his name, maybe he wanted to get married so assets would be transferred to him but then this?

"You live here?"

"Yes

"This is my home, I live here alone. The servants stay that way and only come here during the day. My grandfather sometimes comes over to bother me but do not worry, you will like him." Aiden muttered pointing towards the houses while talking.

Looking at her husband again, Marina noticed he had an air of mystery around him which was weird.

Today was supposed to be her wedding but he rejected her on the altar. A man had offered her a contract marriage and she had agreed without knowing his character just to save face.

"Change your clothes and get some rest. I have work to do, I will go first if there's nothing else." Aiden remarked and when Marina shook her head, he directly left the room.