The formidable Aiden Romanov

Chapter four

The next day, Aiden tried to avoid everyone in the house, some of the people who he unfortunately came across gave him strange looks and threw harsh comments at him but he was completely indifferent about this, ignoring their words and trying not to act on his emotions.

He knew that something was brewing and decided to go with the flow of things. He spent the day in his daughter’s room, telling her stories and playing with her, he only left when he had to get breakfast and lunch for the both of them which led to encounters with Amelia’s cousins.

“Look who’s here?” A young boy in his teens laughed boisterously and extended his arm out, blocking Aiden as he was stepping out of the kitchen. “So you are Aiden, my cousin’s husband?” His tone was condescending. 

“I am. Liam A good dog doesn’t  block the path, if there’s  nothing else, please step aside.”

“How dare you speak to me that way, you are nothing but my family’s servant.” Liam leaned forward, wanting to mock him more but this was his mistake.

Aiden grabbed one of Liam’s wrist, and pulled him towards him with all of his might, with his other hand, he placed the switchblade he was holding on Liam’s neck, the blade was sharp enough to cause a lot of damage if Aiden slightly moved his hand. 

“Wha-what ar-are are you do-doing?” Liam’s face was filled with fear, he felt the cold blade on his neck and instantly lost the ability to speak clearly. 

“What do you think I’m doing? If I just mistakenly lose control, I could slash your neck and cause you to bleed.” Aiden coldly whispered to him..

“No- le-let me go.” Liam started pleading, he didn’t  want to lose his life. At this moment, Ruby Reyes, Aiden’s mother in law appeared and Liam screamed like his life depended on it. “Aunt!!”

“What the hell are you doing bastard?! Drop the knife this instant!” Ruby ordered, there was a flicker of fear in her eyes and her voice was a little shaky. No doubt that she was scared too. 

Aiden involuntary pushed Liam away. “I would not be so merciful next time.” His tone was frigid.

As soon as he was released, Liam instantly rushed behind Ruby. “Aunt, he tried to kill me. He is dangerous.” He could still feel the cold blade against his neck and touched his neck a few times for any injury. Liam shuddered at how close he was to death. 

“How dare you try to hurt my nephew? Have you gone nuts!”

“Mother-”

“Do not call me mother! I don’t  have a son like you. You are nothing but a lowlife living off my family.”

“I apologize.” Aiden said.

Fearing that he might do the worst with the blade that he was still holding, Ruby grabbed Liam by the hand and left. Before leaving, Liam glared at Aiden, placing his hand against his neck and dragging it across. This was an open threat but Aiden was not bothered. 

“Aunt, are we just going to let him keep living here, what if he tries to harm me again?” Liam complained as soon as they were out of Aiden’s sight.

“He wouldn’t, you don’t have to worry. Let Amelia return, that lowlife would be out of here faster than he could spell his name.” She patted his head as she reassured him. “He must have given you such a fright, don’t worry, Auntie would make it up to you.” Liam was her sister’s son and favorite nephew so she treated him like her son, pampering him like a son so she was worried that he might have been traumatized by Aiden’s actions. 

Amelia didn’t return to the house until the next evening, she was brimming with happiness, an expression that has been lost from her face for the past five years. The smile on her face completely disappeared when she found out about what Aiden had done to Liam. Liam had twisted the story, changing black to white, making himself look like the victim. 

Of course Amelia believed him, before she could even go looking for him, Aiden appeared before her and she slapped him. “How dare you! How dare you raise your filthy hand on my cousin? Are you crazy?” She yelled at him.

Aiden didn’t react to the slap, he was already expecting her outburst that was the reason he stepped out of his daughter’s room, he didn’t want her to witness such a scene. “I think you should ask your cousin what truly happened?” He threw a glance at Liam who was standing close by, Liam shrunk backwards, trying to reduce his presence.

Amelia’s voice had caused the rest of the family to gather, her grandfather had showed up with an indifferent expression on his face, her cousins and aunt appeared as they didn’t want to miss such drama and her parents were there to support her. 

“Irrespective of what he had done, you shouldn’t  have held a knife to his neck, what if you mistakenly hurt him? How can you be so heartless!”

“Me? Heartless? Says the woman who treats her own daughter like her enemy and flirts around despite the fact that she’s married, you don’t have any right to lecture me, you are not qualified.”

His words stung her but she casts it aside and brought out a document, pushing it at him. “Sign it,” At first glance, the words DIVORCE AGREEMENT was boldly written and at the end of it, Amelia’s  signature could be seen. “Don’t worry you get to keep that spawn of yours.” She was referring to Zia.

Upon hearing that, Aiden was slightly relieved, Zia was the most important person to him and he didn’t want to relinquish custody of her knowing that she won’t be taken care of by the Reyes family. He didn’t  waste any more time and immediately signed the document. 

“Now, get out of my house.. immediately.”