Chapter 3: Justin Harper

A black luxury car left Bayford City's airport, gliding smoothly down the road. In the back passenger seat sat a handsome man in a black suit, leaning back with his eyes closed. The light from the passing street lamps streaming through the car window cast a soft glow on his tired face. "Find out who leaked the information about my arrival," his deep, dignified voice echoed inside the car.

"Yes, Mister Harper," the assistant replied, glancing at him through the rearview mirror. "The news has been taken care of. There are no pictures or videos of you available now. However, for those who have already seen the news, we can't do anything about them. But it's late at night, so the number of viewers must be low."

After half an hour, the car arrived at an upscale villa area and entered the gates of a luxurious residence. The driver stepped out and opened the door for the man. As he stepped out, a sweet voice welcomed him.

"Justin, you are finally back." An elderly woman in a simple, knee-length elegant dress, holding a cane, walked towards him with a gentle smile on her lips.

Despite his fatigue, he offered a light smile. "Grandma."

She looked around playfully. "I don't see any grandma here."

"Julia," he corrected himself, "at this hour of night, you should have been sleeping, instead of waiting for me?"

"I could not wait to see you, Justin," she hugged him gently. "Tell me you're not going back."

"I'm not," he assured her. "Where's Father?"

"That grumpy brat is in the drawing room."

The two entered the drawing room where James Harper was watching the news, his expression serious. His gold-rimmed glasses perched on the bridge of his nose gave him a scholarly appearance. James Harper was one of the most renowned businessmen in the country, the head of the richest business empire.

He looked at the newcomer who greeted him, "Father."

James offered a light nod. "I saw the news. Though it has been removed now, this can't continue. What do you plan to do?" His voice was deep and dignified, face lacking any particular emotion.

Julia frowned. "He just arrived home after so many years, and instead of caring about him, you're acting like a businessman even at home."

father. "I will reveal myself when the time is right. I do not want unnecessary attention when I need time to settle everything

hummed

for dinner. I

didn't have many memories of this room, as he had spent only a few days here after he was brought in the Harper family when he was

family of three had dinner together, James

sigh of relief once James was gone. "Justin,

file. "You have to go

file and saw a picture of a young girl in a school

with grandparents, father, stepmother and sister. There was other additional information about her along with her latest pictures that Justin quickly skimmed through

trying to set me up on

This girl

was stunned. "Sister? How

but

speechless for a moment before

about time to bring her home and let James know about her. I would fetch her personally, but my body isn't as healthy as it used to be. You're the only one I can trust to execute this task." She looked at the file in his hands, "All the details are there. The detective who worked for me gathered all the information. Can you do this for

grandma going senile, or was this some new prank? He squinted, trying to see if her features looked familiar to his father. "And why didn't you let Father know about this? Why are you

His grandma looked pained.

once you bring her home," Her hopeful eyes turned pleading, "Please, would you do this one favor

course I

years, James and Julia had been his family. There was very little he would not do for them. "But I want to verify the information given first. I need to see what kind of person she is. If

just like her. She can't be a bad

stopped himself from rolling his eyes. "Julia, according to this file, Caryn Ford died when this girl was barely seven. She's now in her twenties. A lot can happen in those

you want, but in the end, I want the daughter of this family

do." He turned to leave

the same," Julia commented, as she watched his retreating back,

at her but replied, "That's the least of

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