Marvin didn't deny it; instead, he exclaimed, "That's because you called me a motherless stray! And you were badmouthing Stella!"
Keen was still fuming. "Stella is my mom. I can say whatever I want about her!"
Marvin defended loudly, "She's my dear Stella, not just a nanny! I won't let you talk about her like that in front of me!"
"What can you do about it? No matter what you say, she's my mom and always will be. You..."
Keen glared at Marvin with malice, "You'll always be a motherless stray!"
"Keen."
"Enough!"
Haynes and Stella's voices rang out in unison.
The two boys instinctively glanced at each other and then turned away with stubborn expressions.
Haynes' gaze was cold and commanding. "Where are your manners?"
Keen was destined to inherit The O'Brien Group one day, and Haynes had always been strict with him. Keen held both respect and fear for Haynes. He could throw tantrums at Stella but never dared to show any disrespect towards Haynes.
But today’s clash was different—Keen, who usually never dared to argue with Haynes, refused to back down.
"I'm not wrong!" Keen raised his chin, his eyes burning with jealousy as he watched Stella speak softly to Marvin.
He pointed at Marvin, "This stray says his dad will marry my mom, and she'll become his mom too. He said she won't be my mom anymore and won't care about me!"
"He also said she'll cook for him every day, give him baths, tell him stories, and tuck him in at night. That I'll become the stray instead!"
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