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."

struggling to hold onto melted away in an instant as she felt the sincerity of his

added softly, "but I

inside, Don’t do this, or I will truly fall for you. The soft rubbing of his thumb along her neck sent shivers down

gently moved his hand 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,

up, it was 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

going out or anyone coming to see me," she said, puzzled. "That floor... no one can enter other than Ivan. The elevator won’t even go

asked, "Do you think Ivan had anything to

raised an eyebrow. "And why do you think

reason to. We were

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

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

I were that person, I would do it to 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 you—a married woman, trapped

frowned. "What did they

"Either he’s in love with you, he’s trying to protect you, or there’s another conspiracy at play that

you find out anything

to Natalie. She zoomed in a little, then

on your wedding certificate me as

sighed. "So, that scumbag really

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

I can get a divorce and say my final goodbye

Kick him in the nuts? I’ll do it for you. You’re not touching another man—especially not

cellphone rang. It was a call from Ella. Natalie answered and listened quietly to what