Chapter 688

Aiden's eyes reddened, whether from anger or frustration, even he couldn't tell. "Victoria, am I really that worthless to you?" he asked in a low voice, trying to keep it together. "I thought you were tougher than this." Victoria checked the time without looking at him. "Come on, Aiden, you're not some naive teenager. Don't act like I just dumped you at the altar." Aiden scoffed angrily and shot a glance at Julian. "Either way, you're not marrying her." Julian sighed, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. He wouldn't hit his brother, but clearly, Aiden had no such reservations. "Marriage alliances follow business logic first," Julian said, not giving a definitive answer, mainly for Phoebe's benefit. Still, if Victoria and Aiden were a thing, Julian knew for sure—he wasn't going to marry her. "Julian!" Aiden snapped, clearly fuming. "Stop! No fighting!" Madeleine rushed in through the door with two kids and Nicholas on her heels. The kids clung to them, one on each uncle. "Uncl