Marrying The Supposed Gold Digger (Valerie) novel Chapter 69

Chapter 69 

Valerie deftly cracked open the crab claw and began extracting the meat, deciding against a formal thank you in the casual atmosphere 

Aiden, his eyes wide with anticipation, didn’t realize the crab was intended for Matthew. His excitement turned to dismay as he watched Valerie place the crab meat onto Matthew’s plate 

Eyes welled up with tears, Aiden felt abandoned. “Auntie has a husband now, and she won’t spoil me anymore…. 

“Don’t cry. Aiden. I’m sorry.” Valerie soothed, a bit flustered. She turned to Matthew. “Matthew, could Aiden have this piece! I’ll get another one ready for you” 

Surprisingly, the usually reasonable Matthew glanced at the tearful Aiden and simply said, “No,” before calmly starting to eat the crab meat. He had a firm policy of not sharing food from his plate. 

Valerie was taken aback, having never seen Matthew refuse a child like that. 

She quickly tried to console Aiden, “Ill get you a bigger, tastier piece, okay?” 

Aiden, reassured by Valerie’s promise, wiped his tears and nodded “Okay! 

While this unfolded, Ashley, feeling left out of the jovial mood, grew restless. The sound of the doorbell caught her attention, sparking a playful look in her eyes. Tll see who it is 

Julian, who was closer, started to get up, but Ashley stopped him. “Oh sweetheart, let’s let Valerie handle it. It might be her guest” 

“Right, Julian. It’s probably the cake delivery. I’ll take care of it. Valerie interjected. 

“A cake?” Aiden’s spirits lifted instantly at the mention of food 

“I knew you’d perk up 

cup at the mention of cake, you little boy, Valerie said with a laugh. 

Valerie laughed softly and playfully tapped Aiden’s nose before rising to answer the door.