Aunt

**Aunt**, a character in the *Rules of Engagement* series, is Cousin's mother. Her suggested name is "*Mallory*" but the player can choose a name for her. She is first seen in *Book 1*, *Chapter 18*.

## Appearance

Aunt has chin-length, brown hair, light skin and brown eyes. She wears a maroon dress with a necklace.

## Personality

Aunt is a scheming and unkind individual. She is teaming up with her daughter, Cousin, to make her nieces and nephew fail their inheritance tasks. Later, it is revealed that she wants Cousin's inheritance as well.

Towards the end of Book 3, it is shown that she feels remorse for her actions and wishes she had been a better mother and aunt. In a premium scene in Newlyweds, Chapter 5, she admits to Cousin that she turned out to be everything she hated.

## Chapters

### Rules of Engagement

#### Book 1

* Chapter 4: Dirty Work (Mentioned)
* Chapter 18: Last Call
* Chapter 19: The Morning After

#### Book 2

* Chapter 1: Uncharted Waters
* Chapter 2: Dangerous Liaisons
* Chapter 4: All That Jazz!
* Chapter 9: Trials of Love
* Chapter 15: Under the Surface (Mentioned)
* Chapter 19: Finale I: Now or Never
* Chapter 20: Finale II: High Tides
* Chapter 21: Finale III: Just Say Yes

#### Book 3

* Chapter 1: Setting Sail
* Chapter 2: Piece of Cake
* Chapter 3: Meet the Family (Mentioned)
* Chapter 6: Labor of Love (Mentioned)
* Chapter 8: The Bachelorette
* Chapter 9: When in Rome
* Chapter 10: Perfect Fit
* Chapter 11: Into the Woods
* Chapter 12: Memory Lane
* Chapter 13: The Tempest (Determinant)
* Chapter 14: After the Storm
* Chapter 15: Everything is Illuminated
* Chapter 16: Save the Date
* Chapter 17: After Party

#### Newlyweds

* Chapter 2: Autumn Gatherings (Mentioned)
* Chapter 3: To the Lighthouse (Mentioned)
* Chapter 4: A Harvest Homecoming
* Chapter 5: Into the Sunset

## Relationships

### Cousin

Aunt is Cousin's mother. She treats her daughter very poorly and states that she has always been a constant disappointment. After the argument over the custody of the four siblings was settled and Aunt lost, she gave everything they ever received from them away, had a bonfire in the backyard and didn't let her daughter have contact with the siblings. When Aunt found out that Cousin tried to go see them, she grounded her for months and didn't let her use the phone or have email access. When Aunt finds out that Cousin is pregnant, she finds it scandalous at first and throws the pregnancy test in her direction. She also makes an appointment for an adoption behind Cousin's back. After the shipwreck she tries to apologize since she doesn't want to lose Cousin.

### Siblings

Aunt is Brother, Main Character, Party-Girl Sister and Bookish Sister's maternal aunt. When their parents died, Aunt wanted to have custody of the siblings but Nana was chosen over her, despite Nana's health. Aunt was mad and hurt about it and forbade every contact between her daughter and the siblings. If you were nice to Cousin, it is revealed that Main Character kept writing Cousin and that Aunt kept all letters away from her. Aunt confirms it when Cousin asks her about it.

### Nana

Aunt always felt that Nana favored her sister (Main Character's Mom) over her, and that she wanted her to be more like Mom, which is why she grew to resent Main Character's side of the family. When Nana was awarded custody of the siblings, it felt like the last straw to her.

In *Newlyweds*, Chapter 5 however, it is revealed in Nana's last will that she loved both Mom and Aunt equally. Nana admits she made a lot of mistakes, but she hopes Aunt and Cousin end the cycle and repair their relationship, and her biggest regret was not doing that for Aunt. Nana also revealed that she left a lake house for Aunt, as well as a small fortune. She also fixed the dollhouse Aunt had destroyed all those years ago, waiting till things were better between them before giving it to her, a moment which never came.

### Bartholomew Pierce

They first met in a Roman cafe and bond in Book 3 during the shipwreck. Bartholomew is worried and carries Aunt when she is unconscious.

### Jonathan

In *Rules of Engagement: Newlyweds*, Chapter 5, in a premium flashback scene, it is revealed that he is Cousin's father. He was Aunt's boyfriend before she had her baby. He left them when he found out that she was pregnant and didn't want the baby.

## Trivia

* Among the acts of sabotage she has committed throughout the series include:
	+ Exploiting loopholes in Nana's will to try to seize everyone's inheritance money, including Cousin's, at the end of Book 2.
	+ Endangering the lives of Party Girl Sister's tour group members in Book 3, Chapter 9.
		- It is revealed that she got two real swords from the Colosseum archives and gave them to Jiro and Camellia, telling them those are toy swords from the gift shop.
	+ Swapping Nana's candle for another for Bookish Sister to take to Istanbul.
	+ Tampering with Main Character's boat in Book 3, Chapter 12.

## Memorable Quotes

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