Chapter 430: The New King

"Kawin," Justin called for him.

Kawin, who was Aeldric’s most loyal man, entered the office and bowed lightly like a loyal dog. "Yes, Mr. Handrix."

"Tell your previous master that he is no longer the ruler here," Justin ordered.

Aeldric looked at Kawin in shock. He even called Justin , with his old last name, instead of Riverdale.

"Kawin?!" Aeldric exclaimed.

"Mr. Riverdale, all of our people have sworn their loyalty to our new King—your heir and our boss," Kawin said.

"How dare you? I have not yet given him my position."

"Mr. Riverdale, you have already announced to the entire Eastern Country that Mr. Handrix is your heir. Since then, all of our people, business partners, and everyone we are connected to have already accepted Mr. Handrix as our King," Kawin added.

Aeldric looked at Justin in even greater shock. "When did you—" he fumed with anger.

Natalie was quietly enjoying the show. Till date, it was Justin who enjoyed the shows she had created, but now it was her chance to get popcorn and drinks and enjoy the best show.

"When you were dreaming about this grand wedding, do you think I was free enough to laze around and do nothing?" Justin said. "Aaron and I were already acting as Aiden Riverdale and meeting those people as your heir. For your information, this isn’t the first time you’re meeting Aaron. He has been in the Eastern Country for a while now, meeting you and getting to know his trashy grandfather from the past."

"Also, our names are Aaron Handrix and Aiden Handrix. Keep that in mind," Aaron said. "We will never be Riverdales."

Aeldric exchanged glances between the two brothers, and it was truly hard to tell who was who—just like in the past. He couldn’t tell when he had met Justin and when it had been Aiden.

Aeldric was fuming with anger at the thought that he had truly underestimated his grandsons. But he thought, in the end, everything was going to them, so there was no use fighting.

He swallowed all his anger with everything he had and said calmly, but in a mocking tone, "Still, you won’t benefit if you tell Colin Hartz the truth about this marriage. He would go against you two if you—"

"Who said we plan to tell him the truth?" Justin said. "We have no such plans."

It shocked Aeldric. Till now, they had been threatening him with telling Colin Hartz the truth—and now, they were saying they weren’t going to. What were these two up to?

"What do you mean?" Aeldric asked.

"I plan to be a good son-in-law of the Hartz family," Aaron said.

Aeldric couldn’t understand what these two were up to. "What are you planning to do?" he asked.

"You didn’t give us our sister, so that’s the extent of information you get," Justin said. "And most importantly, we don’t trust you."

"So you better sit tight and do your usual things. For now, we’ll spare you from the humiliation of being dethroned by your own grandsons, and taking the control of your power," Aaron said.

Aeldric slammed his hand on the table, enraged at how easily they were taking him. He was the man everyone feared. "I won’t sit back and watch you two—"

"How about I tell Marina what you just told us about the granddaughter?" Natalie said, as she played the recording on her phone.

It was the recording where Aeldric was admitting how he lost the little girl and deceived Marina all these years.

Aeldric looked at Natalie, realizing he had not thought about that. His arrogance had clearly turned him ignorant.

Natalie continued, "The efforts you put into hiding the truth from her all these years, will vanished in a moment."

Hearing it, the old man quietly sat back in his chair, saying nothing in retaliation.

Natalie smirked.

Aaron stood up from his chair as he looked at Aeldric. "Let’s go back and be good hosts, Mr. Riverdale. It’s not good to leave your guests unattended—or who knows what might happen."

Aeldric stood up despite his unwillingness. He couldn’t let anyone know what was happening inside his family.

Once Aaron and Aeldric left, Natalie looked at Justin. "Will Aaron be fine acting as her husband?"

"What acting? He is indeed her husband now," Justin commented dismissively.

Natalie softly slapped his arm. "You don’t care about him, huh?"

"He’s not a child for me to worry about, and he knew what he was getting into," Justin said. "And that’s the only way to trap the Hartz and take our revenge for what they did back then to us."

Natalie could only agree. The Hartz were not easy to deal with either.

"Now, what about your sister?" Natalie asked. "Grandma is eager to meet her. She believes you will get her back."

"I will have Meira meet her as my real sister. That’s the only way we have," Justin said.

"Well, that’s right," she said, and then asked, "Are you going to look for your sister?"

"I will do everything in my power to find her," he assured.

Just then, Trevor arrived at Aeldric’s office to meet Justin.

"Mr. Aiden, I got all the information you asked for about that man, Patrick Hunt—the in-charge of the orphanage where your mother used to live."

He handed over a file to Justin, who sat in Aeldric’s chair, while Natalie sat in another empty chair, ready to hear the information as well.

Trevor began the briefing.

"That man, Patrick Hunt, was a military officer before he started the orphanage. He had worked in the special forces and even operated as a spy on many occasions. He was one of the most successful and skilled special forces officers at that time—capable of infiltrating even the strongest security.

"Despite all his extraordinary achievements in the military, he was dismissed early for breaking rules and going against his seniors while carrying out secret operations to catch the biggest human trafficking group. He had saved many young girls and women from those people.

"After being dismissed from his job, he started his own orphanage to help girl children who needed protection. Ms. Serena, back then named Eli, was the first girl child he brought to the orphanage..." Trevor continued to explain.

Justin, meanwhile, was stuck on reading what that man Patrick Hunt was truly capable of. "Special forces... a spy..." He looked at Trevor. "Has he ever been to the Eastern Country?"

"Yes, he has," Trevor said. "His entire travel record after he left military service is in there."

Justin quickly flipped through the pages and got to the relevant ones.

"Justin, do you think this man is the one who might have taken away your sister?" Natalie asked.

Justin simply hummed as he continued going through the travel records.