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

discuss what Justin and I talked about while we’re in bed," James said as he

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

in the bed. "I thought you just wanted to sleep quietly

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

sleepy to go back to my

"James..."

sleep away from me, you’re

up, she moved to the edge of the bed and lay down with her back to

away as possible, he said, "You don’t have to be so scared. The doctor said step by step, so I’ll give you enough time to get used to my

"Shut up!" she scolded.

smirked lightly and closed his eyes once more, drifting into a sound

thing happened. James entered Caryn’s room

you here?"

well here," he said and lay in the

making childish excuses and get out of my

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

her place. "Stay away from

quietly," he warned softly and lay in the bed. "If 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

felt like choking this man and stop him from speaking any more

and closed

wouldn’t listen, so she chose silence and

arm circling her stomach

"James..."

for the second step," he said softly as

said nothing more and slept while holding

last night, he had been sleeping on the other side of the bed. And tonight... he had moved closer. Where