Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 418: Suicide

At the Riverdale estate, in the deep of the night, something happened.

Justin, who had just managed to fall asleep, received a call from Lana. The moment he heard what she said, he stormed out of bed and rushed downstairs.

In the drawing room, he found Noah already out of the guest room and speaking with Lana.

"What do you mean you don’t know where she’s gone?" Noah raised his voice at her.

Justin reached them. "Did you search carefully?"

"She left on her own, Mr. Aiden," Lana said as she handed him a note. "She left this behind."

Justin and Noah read the note while Lana explained, "She was sleeping soundly the last time I checked, before I dozed off. She showed no signs of what she was planning."

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The note read:

Dear Brother,

I’m sorry for leaving like this, and I’m sorry for becoming your weakness when I’ve been no help to you.

I know you’re marrying that woman because of me, but I don’t want you to. She’s not a good person.

You’ve been a good brother to me, so I wanted to be a good sister to you and this is the only way I found.

By the time you’re reading this, I’ll already be gone. Don’t worry about me. I’m a master at sneaking out.

This time, I won’t be caught. I’ll leave this place and go far away, somewhere no one can find me.

Please don’t waste your time searching for me. Just imagine me somewhere, happy and free, watching my favorite view of the starry sky.

Though we’re not related by blood, I will always think of you as my real brother, my only family. Thank you for letting me experience the care and love of a family, even if just once in my life.

I wish you all the happiness in the world.

Take care, Brother.

—Meira

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Justin understood why she was gone and sighed deeply.

"When was the last time you saw her?" he asked Lana.

sure it hasn’t been long since she left. She must have waited until I was

outside to question the guards

me the security footage," he ordered sharply, then sent a few men to search the estate

his hand. One particular line had struck him—and suddenly,

can you see the

rear end of the estate," the guard answered, pointing

didn’t wait. He took off at a

the security room, Justin stood watching the footage. In it, they saw Meira sneakily making her way

that path lead?" Justin asked, eyes sharp on the

boundary of the estate," the guard replied. "There aren’t many patrols there because it ends at the valley.

earlier about the mountain view. At the time, he hadn’t thought much of it, assuming Noah was just doing things his own way while Justin

around that area the other day, Ms. Meira really wanted to go toward the boundary to see the view. But a guard

and strode

car around," he

a long way to the edge of the estate—and he

sat in the electric vehicle used to move around the estate. The silence of the night was broken only by the

ahead is a walkway only," the guard informed

a second, Justin got out. His sharp gaze scanned the darkened path. Two

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of the estate. His breath came in heavy gasps from the sprint, but

There she was—Meira.

was standing at the edge...

heart nearly stopped when he saw her take a step forward.

out. One wrong move—one startled flinch—and she could fall for real. So he

Faster.

Closer.

into the void, a hand shot out and grabbed her wrist. With a powerful jerk, she was yanked backward off the ledge

clutched her tightly. The two of them were on the ground

no pain. Before jumping down, she had shut her eyes, ready to experience the deadly pain by falling somewhere deep in the valley and being smashed against some

beneath her, and arms wrapped around her, holding her tightly as if he refused

the heavily panting chest of a man, and the strong arms surrounded her firmly as she lay on

like this. There was

you alright?" It was

was hurrying to the place, had witnessed how Noah had

let go of Meira, who moved away from him and looked at Justin. Noah also sat up on the ground, still catching

asked those guards to

of her and asked her

as she didn’t know how to answer him. She was going to take her life, but it didn’t happen. What must he think about her now? She didn’t know whether to apologize

throat, and tears started to roll

was there, Noah preferred to be quiet. He was glad he managed to stop