Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 17

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."

his fists,

the room, ignoring the tense atmosphere. "Mr. Ford is out of danger now," she informed them. "He’ll be brought back to the room shortly. There’s no need for all

"Can the

but please don’t stay too long," the

she wouldn’t get any answers from her family. "Nurse, what exactly happened to

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didn’t allow him to leave the hospital and attend her wedding. Briena must have

his room on a stretcher bed. Natalie rushed to his side. "Grandpa," she

they reached the door, her step mother Clara stopped Natalie, "Didn’t you hear mother tell you

tone was cold

gritted her teeth at this nuisance of

grandfather’s condition. Your presence will only hurt him when he

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

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

leave and don’t show up here unless you’re asked to," Jay

man on the bed and Sephina sat by his side. Before she

to leave, hoping to visit her grandfather later and explain everything to him.

walked down the silent hospital corridor, a familiar voice

her step-sister, Briena—the

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