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."

hold onto melted away in an instant as she felt the sincerity

company," he added softly, "but I can’t get you

screamed inside, Don’t do this, or

away from her neck. "I was in 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

5 p.m. Even if you 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, it must have happened during the hours you spent sleeping in

or anyone coming to see me," she said, puzzled. "That floor... no one can enter other than Ivan. The

before Natalie asked, "Do you think Ivan

"And why

it through. "Well, he had no reason to. We were just friends—we

stunt. He’s been made a fool too by not

person who did this... they would have told me

Brown in front of everyone. I’d let the entire world know you’re married so that no man would

they even

you, he’s trying to protect you, or there’s another conspiracy

anything about that

and showed a picture to Natalie. She zoomed in a little, then

isn’t the man on your wedding

"So, that scumbag really is

for much longer," Justin said, giving the picture a brief look before putting his phone aside. "It won’t be long until we

my final goodbye by kicking him in the nuts,"

on the other hand, thought to himself, Kick him in the nuts? I’ll do it for you. You’re not touching another man—especially not that

Natalie’s cellphone rang. It was a call from Ella. Natalie answered and listened quietly