Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 280: Promise

Sebastian noticed Natalie standing on the staircase and quickly looked away, perhaps embarrassed that he had been beaten up by his brother. He was equally tall and well-built like Justin, except his youthful face which showed that he was younger.

It was both sad and comical to see such a grown man sitting quietly in front of his older brother, visibly defeated.

Not wanting to embarrass him further, Natalie decided to retreat to the room. However, Justin, who had noticed Sebastian glancing in her direction, turned his gaze to her and said, "Come here."

Natalie froze in her tracks, looking at Justin, then at Sebastian, who stubbornly refused to meet her eyes.

"I have some work to do," she said, already taking a step back. "You two carry on."

Before Justin could respond, she had already disappeared back into the room.

I thought I was violent with my siblings just by slapping them a few times, but these people... they’re on another level. Poor guy—his handsome face is swollen everywhere.

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Meanwhile, in the drawing room...

Justin pulled out his phone, snapped a picture of Sebastian’s beaten-up appearance, and did something with it. Moments later, both his and Sebastian’s phones began ringing with a flood of notifications.

Sebastian picked up his phone, his eyes widening in disbelief as he scrolled through the messages.

"You sent my picture like this to the group?" he asked in shock.

Justin ignored him and read the responses from others, which were satisfying to his senses. It included a few cousins and friends of Justin and Sebastian.

The group, where Sebastian had shared the information of Justin finally having a woman, in that same group Justin had sent an image of beaten-up Sebastian.

All the members who had previously been speculating wildly about Justin’s mysterious woman suddenly went silent. After seeing Sebastian’s state, their tones changed completely—they all knew exactly who must have been responsible for his bruises.

"I don’t know who this beggar is."

"I don’t know this man either."

"I don’t trust whatever he says."

"Yeah, just ignore him."

Sebastian read these messages, his jaw tightening in frustration. He angrily typed back: "I don’t know you all either. Forget about getting any more information from me. I don’t even understand why you’re all scared of him!"

sent, he tossed his phone onto the sofa and crossed his arms in

stay has been arranged at Rowan’s hotel. You can

have this massive mansion, and you want me to stay in a hotel? Are you even my brother?" He exclaimed

of head is vacant in Riveron’s project.

"What? Are you sending me to the desert now? You might

replied, only to see

warn you about something, but it seems like there’s no place for goodwill here," Sebastian mumbled.

you say?" Justin

sister-in-law... she

to say it, or do you want me to use my way?"

ahead," Sebastian said. "I was here to help you, but you... You know, only I can help

house, not in the

"Oh, now you want

me to stay, huh?"

one more

said quickly before Justin could change his mind. He picked up his bag.

Justin spoke again, "What trouble did

place and slowly turned to face his brother. With an awkward smile, he said, "What trouble? I’m just here to help

around and hurried off

the room where Natalie was working in her laptop. "It’s evening. You should

have cousins. As an outsider, I have only heard of your

peaceful for other family members," Justin replied, "But if you want to know, I can tell

what kind of a person he was with his family. She had seen how much he cared for Julia and wondered he

father have two younger brothers and one sister. All of them are well settled in what they are doing, married and have kids," Justin replied in short, "The day when I officially declare our relationship, you will get to meet

siblings and other

say close. More like I was always so, I do not have much interaction with them," Justin answered. "It’s more like I just know they are my

must talk really less in the family and was more like a

hand, Justin was always aware of his reality that he was not Harper this always made him act responsible and not so open to everyone, though

hiding something from her and then that promise he had once made to James Harper flashed in his

looking at the weak looking boy on the hospital bed who had been recovering

going to adopt you as my son, but everyone will think you are my real son who I had kept in hiding for ten years," James deep voice reached young boy’s ears as he could only look at the man who was his

would get along with my name, my protection, my wealth. You will live

young boy

make one promise to me," James said, "You are not allowed to reveal to anyone that you are my adopted

The young boy nodded.

there is a day, you break this promise, everything between us would be over," James said again,

but now he was not sure how long he could keep it. James was someone who gave a chance