Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 34: Where Is Your Husband?

Once Natalie finished her breakfast, her cellphone rang. Seeing her grandfather’s name flash on the screen, her heart skipped a beat.

’Grandpa... he must have seen the news. He must be worried I’m hurt.’ She quickly answered the call.

"Grandpa—" she began, but Albert’s hasty, worried voice cut her off. "Where are you? Where are you hurt? Tell me—"

Grandpa, calm down. I’m not hurt," she tried to sound reassuring.

"I read in the news that you were attacked."

"It’s nothing serious."

"Which hospital are you in?" he asked, already concluding she must be hurt.

Natalie hadn’t planned on telling him she was even slightly injured, but her sister had made sure the news was out there. "I’m in the same hospital as you," she braced herself for the inevitable scolding.

Instead he asked, "Which floor and room?"

"Grandpa, I’ll come to you—"

"No, tell me. I’m not crippled yet that I can’t come to you when you’re hurt," his retorty left no room for argument.

She sighed, knowing it was useless to argue with him. "Floor above yours. VIP room number three."

"I’m coming." He hung up before she could say anything else.

"John," Natalie called out.

entered the

any

what to

headache coming her way, her phone rang again. The screen displayed an unknown number, but she

show up here, she thought reluctantly, then answered the call. "What do

anger already? That means my little sweet is alright," the voice on the other end replied smoothly. "Or I

in

have no reason to. But if you are hurt, not only will I drag you back here, I’ll kill whoever laid

back. "Have

it," he responded, his tone now more

don’t call me," she said, then quickly hung up. But no sooner had she ended

other side of the line. Natalie glanced at the screen—it was Sean. "I’m working on

still alive and that it won’t affect the project," he teased. "But you sound well enough, so I guess I can

"Why do these two always call me at

was about to take a moment to collect herself, the door opened, and a man in a wheelchair was pushed into the room by a nurse. Recognizing her grandfather, Natalie was about

there," Albert ordered, his tone gentle

dismissed her with a nod. He then turned his full attention to his granddaughter, his eyes carefully scanning her. He noticed the minor scratches on her head and the back of her palm, as well

serious, scrutinizing gaze, Natalie spoke hesitantly, "G-Grandpa,

can see that," his displeased voice echoed in the room. "How dare you not tell me about the incident when I was just next to

was nothing serious, and I didn’t

I should be with you when you’re hurt,

could only stay quiet like a

with you when you’re