Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 147: Drug For Natalie

Clearing her throat awkwardly, she dodged the question. "I was about to sleep..."

"While thinking about what I must be doing right now?" he interrupted smoothly.

She hesitated, feeling like a thief caught in the act. "Don’t be so full of yourself. Why would I be thinking about you?"

He chuckled softly. "It’s alright to miss me. I’m not going to object to it. In fact, I’m glad you are."

She frowned. "I said I’m not."

"I’ll be back soon. So, bear with it even if it’s hard," he teased.

"But I—"

"I miss you too."

Natalie fell silent, the words catching her off guard.

His tone shifted, becoming more serious. "I want to come back to you right now, but I have to wait a little longer. This lavish bed I’m in feels unbearably cold without your warmth."

Natalie’s heart skipped a beat, leaving her momentarily speechless. She never had any man talking to her like this, not even in person, let alone on call.

"Don’t be overwhelmed. Soon, you will get used to hearing such things from me often," Justin responded to her silence. "I will make sure, all your life, you would keep hearing it from me."

Natalie gulped, she truly felt overwhelmed, unable to decipher her response.

want to you sleep better so you can be ready to fight your enemies tomorrow," Justin spoke, not expecting a

managed to words.

"Good night, Natalie."

’How can he know what I am doing?’ she inhaled deeply and looked around, ’is there a

wait for him to return. Once he is

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more matters awaited Natalie. After receiving Justin’s call,

escalated, now causing friction with the organization responsible for arranging the national perfume competition. With Natalie’s statement that she hadn’t plagiarized and Mia claiming

responded by posting a message on their website, inviting

led to another swarm of reporters gathering

are you going to

now even the organizers have personally

I’m busy with more important matters," Natalie

compete, isn’t important to you?

to others doesn’t necessarily have to be important to me. Everyone has different priorities in

participate, why stir

your news stories and then questioning the credibility of the perfume I’ve created recently. You sure have a talent for twisting the truth and shifting blame. Just like how the truth was twisted

brief silence, a reporter asked, "So, are you going to participate

repeat myself," she said, walking away with John, leaving the reporters with no way to stop

them off guard, and they were left unable

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and Briena watched the

I challenged her. She must have realized we have a plan, and she’s smart enough to stay away from the competition," Briena