Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 17: Bitter Words And Broken Heart

Jay turned to her, his face hard. "Though I hated your mother, I tried to be good to you because you’re my daughter. I was wrong. You’re just like her. You don’t deserve to be loved. You don’t deserve to be part of this family. Leave while I’m still being nice."

Natalie swallowed the pain that his words inflicted. "I will leave once I know what happened to Grandpa."

"He’s dying because of you. I already told you. Now leave," Sephina repeated angrily. "Jay, I don’t want to see her."

"I’ll leave once I see Grandpa," Natalie insisted, her voice firm despite the turmoil inside her.

Jay, his anger boiling over, stormed toward her.

Slap!

"Didn’t you hear what your grandma said?" Jay shouted at her. "Or would you rather see her lying in a hospital bed too?"

Natalie felt her heart shatter into a thousand pieces. It was the first time her father had raised his hand at her.

Though he didn’t show her any fatherly love, he didn’t treat her badly either. But he did watch silently when others in the family hurt her. The tears she was holding back since Sephina slapped her, threatened to roll down her eyes, but she held back. She looked at her father with teary eyes, but her gaze showed stubbornness and defiance.

"Are you done?" she asked, her voice trembling but resolute. "Now tell me where Grandpa is."

fists, infuriated by

back to the room shortly. There’s no need for all of you to stay here, as it could disturb the patient. Only

responded quickly. "Can the others at least see him

please don’t stay too long," the nurse replied before exiting

she wouldn’t get

for his current heart condition. Your sister was there before his situation worsened. You might want to

to leave the hospital and attend her wedding. Briena must have been the one who caused his distress by telling him everything. Her fists clenched tightly in

Ford was wheeled toward his room on a stretcher bed. Natalie

reached the door, her step mother Clara stopped Natalie,

tone was cold and

her teeth at this nuisance of a woman.

exchange, approached them. "Don’t cause a scene here if you don’t want to worsen your grandfather’s condition. Your presence will only hurt him when he wakes up and sees you. What are you going to tell him about your secret marriage, huh? Leave now before I

want to see if he’s okay," Natalie pleaded, her voice cracking

of her family, she couldn’t bear the thought of leaving without making sure her

him. Now leave and don’t show up here unless you’re

and Sephina sat by his side. Before she could take a better look, Jay had closed the door on

turned to leave, hoping to visit her grandfather later and explain everything to him. She believed he would trust

hospital corridor,

Briena—the very person responsible for their