Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 354: Not Jealous, But A Considerate Wife

Late at night, Natalie was in a deep sleep. All of a sudden, she felt a comforting and familiar warmth next to her. Instinctively, she turned to her side and buried her face against the firm chest of a man, her hand wrapping around his waist.

"You’re back?" she mumbled in her sleepy voice.

He wrapped his arms around her and hummed softly.

"I missed you," she whispered, snuggling closer to him in comfort.

"I missed you as well," he murmured, inhaling the sweet scent lingering in her freshly washed hair. "Happy second marriage anniversary."

She moved her head back and looked up at him with sleepy eyes. "Happy wedding anniversary."

He gently caressed her hair as he gazed at her lovingly. "I know this shouldn’t be the way—since we didn’t even realize we were married. But soon, I’ll make sure to give you a beautiful and proper wedding."

She hummed in response. "Not a big one—just with people close to us."

"However you like it," he agreed warmly.

She smiled softly and said, "I have a gift for you... for us."

He raised a brow. "A gift?"

"Let me get it," she said, sitting up. She turned on the bedside lamp and pulled out a small, beautifully wrapped box from the drawer.

Facing him, she opened the box and held it out to him. "I bought these a while ago, but it seems like today is the perfect day."

Justin looked at the pair of rings nestled inside as he listened to her words.

"I don’t want you walking around without a ring," she said, her voice turning playful. "Wherever you go, I see women lusting after you. Wearing a ring will save you the trouble of dealing with annoying women."

acted as if she were doing him a

looked at her. "I never faced any trouble, but it seems like someone is just

cleared her throat awkwardly. "I... was just trying to be helpful. Didn’t you notice at the farewell banquet in Belvorn how every woman had her

high on

yourself, along with that ridiculously successful career," Natalie countered. "That’s why you need to make sure to wear this ring to keep such troubles away in case you meet

thoughtful to think this far ahead and save me from

clearly hear the teasing in his words, but she didn’t want to admit she

want to wear it or not?" she asked impatiently.

out one

hand, but to her surprise, he slid

questioning look, only to hear him say, "When we have our proper wedding, that ring will go

smile. "But you have

aware that this woman could get adorably

other ring from the box and slid it onto his ring finger, declaring,

was given by her. A different emotion gripped his heart as he realized just how much she now accepted him as

was not even a proper

meeting her sparkling, delighted

asked, tilting

bed and hovered over her. "It’s our wedding anniversary... shouldn’t we celebrate

gaze and the playful smirk on

wasn’t enough?" she whispered, though

in a low, husky voice, his lips brushing against hers before capturing them in a deep, passionate

he brought her to — making her wonder if this man ever got tired of loving her. Eventually,

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a wink of sleep. The lights in her room were still on—something that didn’t go

awake, only to find Caryn sitting by the window in her chair, staring out