Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Natalie In Trouble

In the evening, Justin returned to the hotel after visiting a new home he was considering purchasing in the city. As the VIP elevator to the top floor was out of service, a staff guided him and Noah to a non VIP elevator which would take them to the floor below and they had to take stairs for the top floor.

On the way to the elevator, Justin noticed a familiar figure among the people entering the reception area, but couldn't see her face clearly. He furrowed his brows, trying to get a better look, but the figure had disappeared from the line of his sight.

Noah, noticing Justin's distracted gaze, excused the staff and explained, "There's a party in the hotel tonight, hosted by the second son of the Davis family. Most of the city's influential figures are invited. These guests must be here for that event. No one knows you're in the city, Mr. Harper, or we would have been invited as well. But, Mr. Rowan has been trying to reach you and asked a few times if you would like to go with him...."

"Tell him I'm busy," Justin simply walked into the elevator, his mind elsewhere.

Noah didn't push the matter, knowing that Justin rarely attended parties unless they involved business.

Inside the elevator, Justin quietly contemplated the possibility of having seen Natalie at the hotel. Considering her current circumstances, attending a party seemed unlikely and unwise, especially if she wanted to avoid being ridiculed by others.

As they stepped out and walked down a corridor, they overheard a group of girls talking. Initially, they ignored the chatter, but then a familiar name caught their attention.

"Natalie. I'm going to teach her a lesson today."

"Are you sure she's here, Briena? I don't think she'd dare show up at parties after the mess she caused."

"She's here with Mia. We saw her."

"What do you plan to do?"

"You know what she's most afraid of?"

"What is it?"

"Her mother died by drowning in the sea, so she's terrified of water. She can do anything but swim."

"So you mean...?"

loves to act fearless. Today, we can have

the conversation. "Find out where she is," he

person they were talking about

grew even colder. "Mr. Harper..." Noah

Justin asked, turning back

on the first floor," Noah responded,

there," Justin

group of girls were already gone from the corridor, causing his frown to deepen. Their words have brought up bad memories for him; he used to have the same fear, due to his experiences as a child. He only managed to conquer his

if he did not like Natalie, he couldn't sit by and do nothing

Harper," Noah commented, already tapping away on his phone

Justin ordered as he stepped into the elevator

a bit nervously. His boss could be demanding, often forgetting that his

the VIP status but not the identity of the guest, greeted them and offered two black masks. Justin and Noah put them on; the masks covered their eyes and half of their

crowd in the grand, bustling

everyone is wearing masks. How are we

to the staff member, urgency in his voice. "Where is the swimming

side of the hall, outside. You can see it through the glass walls," the staff

away his identity, Rowan Lawson. "Harper, you didn't want to be here but then you asked my help to crash

walk ahead, finding his way through the crowded hall, frown lines on his forehead deepening with

an ungrateful bastard," before turning to

boss was indeed following a woman could cost him his job. "Just something came up," he replied evasively, then quickly hurried after Justin, trying to avoid further questions from

instructed the staff to leave. What's this guy up

crossed the hall with long, urgent strides, his mind replaying the girls' words about Natalie's

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