Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 139: Who Is Your Woman?

She tried to recall. "I slept..."

"Slept?" he interrupted her again. "With that idiot, Ivan Brown?"

"No, it’s not like that," she retorted hastily, leaning back slightly to distance herself from his cold glare. She had no reason to feel this way, but she couldn’t help it—being intimidated by him felt like a basic instinct.

"It was the first time I’d ever entered that place, so I remember everything clearly. I suddenly wasn’t feeling well that day, and Ivan asked me to rest there so no one would disturb me."

Justin moved closer. "And?" His hand moved to the back of her neck, holding it gently as his thumb brushed against her skin. "What did you do?"

"I slept... I mean, alone..."

"You were unwell, stayed in his private place, and he left you alone?" Justin raised an eyebrow. "That’s quite questionable, considering what it says about him as a man."

She frowned, unable to get out of his hold at the back of her neck. "I was really not well, alright? And he had work lined up for the entire day."

"Are you defending him for leaving you alone despite you being sick, or trying to defend yourself for not being tempting enough for him to hold him back?"

Nataliae wasn’t going to tell him that she and Ivan were not close in that way—especially after she’d once told him that she missed having Ivan in her bed.

She gritted her teeth. "I told you, I was sick, and he was busy. Any man would—"

"I wouldn’t," he interrupted, his gaze piercing into hers. "I wouldn’t leave you alone when you’re sick, even if it meant my company going bankrupt."

onto melted away

softly, "but

turned unusually calm. Her heart started beating faster as she screamed inside, Don’t do this, or I will truly fall for you. The soft rubbing of his thumb along her neck sent

that lounge the entire day—alone. No one, not even Ivan, came to disturb me. Once I woke up, I worked for another hour in the R&D department, and then

had left the office right then, you wouldn’t have made it to City Hall in time to register your marriage. They stop accepting registrations after five. So,

coming to see me," she said, puzzled. "That floor... no one can enter other

each other briefly before Natalie asked, "Do you think Ivan had anything to do with

eyebrow. "And why

hesitated, thinking it through. "Well, he had no reason to. We were just friends—we weren’t even

don’t think he’s smart enough to pull off such a stunt. He’s been made a fool

this... they would have told me before. Why did they wait until my wedding

humiliate Ivan Brown in front of everyone. I’d let the entire world know you’re married so that no man would ever dare get close to

did they even achieve by doing

himself," Justin replied. "Either he’s in love with you, he’s trying to protect you,

you find out anything

She zoomed in a little, then glanced back at

on your wedding certificate

"So, that scumbag really is

said, giving the picture a brief look before putting his phone aside. "It won’t be

final goodbye by kicking him in

the other hand, thought to himself, Kick him in the nuts? I’ll do it for you. You’re not

was a call from Ella. Natalie answered and listened quietly to what Ella had to