Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 373: Step-By-Step

James and Justin returned to the drawing room after a long time, making the three women wonder what the two had been talking about for almost an hour.

Neither of the men gave anything away as they settled back normally on the sofa.

The three women looked at each other, silently asking who was going to speak up.

Natalie kept quiet—she didn’t dare ask in front of James. Caryn didn’t ask either, not wanting to show any interest in whatever James did, and to her, Justin was not yet relevant.

Julia sighed, realizing she was the only one left. But before she could ask, Justin said, "It’s getting late. We should leave."

"I was about to ask—"

"We can talk once we’re home," Justin said as he stood up. "Are you coming with us or staying here, Julia?"

"I won’t be a third wheel between the newlyweds. I’m coming with you," Julia said as she stood up.

The three left, leaving the two alone.

Caryn finally asked, "What were you talking with him about for so long? Is it about Natalie—"

"We can discuss that in bed," James said as he stood up. "Freshen up and get to bed first."

"Bed?" she shot him a glare.

He hummed, "We need something to talk about while we sleep, since we can’t do anything else yet due to your weak health."

"I don’t approve," she said, turning her wheelchair to go back to her room, warning, "Don’t you dare."

When Caryn was lying in bed, she heard the door unlock and a man stepping inside.

told you I don’t

Justin and I talked about while we’re in bed," James said as he lay down on one side

who was lying in the center of the bed, immediately moved to the other side as if she couldn’t stop being close to him and said, "I mean, I don’t approve of

comfortable in the bed. "I thought you

This sly fox! she cursed in her mind. "Now that you

and I’m too sleepy to go back to my room," he said and closed his

"James..."

it difficult to sleep away from me, you’re welcome in

up, she moved to the

by step, so I’ll give you enough time to get used to my presence. When

"Shut up!" she scolded.

and closed his eyes once more,

thing happened. James entered Caryn’s

are you here?" she

night I slept really well here," he

to the other side. "Stop making childish excuses and get out of my

offered her a calm gaze. "Well then, my not-so-childish excuse is that I want to sleep next to you every single night of my life. And I’ll be doing that whether you approve of it or not, Mrs. Harper. And I see you’re getting used to my presence quite nicely—you didn’t catch any infections from

her place. "Stay away

you won’t, then I’ll think you are provoking me intentionally so I could really do something with you. You will only make your intentions towards me obvious. But then, I

man and stop him from speaking any more nonsense, but had no option but to sleep—just

She mumbled and closed her

listen, so she chose silence and lay in her place, facing her back to him, not willing

Caryn felt an arm circling her stomach

"James..."

second step," he said softly

more and

her body freeze in place. Until last night, he had been sleeping on the other side of the bed. And tonight... he had moved closer. Where was