Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 449: A Surprise

The next day, Colin called for his daughter in the office. He was clearly angry with her after Aaron had given him a hint that there was something Grace had done to cause his losses.

"Tell me honestly, what did you do?" Colin asked coldly as he glared at his daughter. "What did you tell or given to Aiden behind my back."

"Dad, what do you mean?" Grace asked, trying to stay calm, though shaken inside. ’Has Aiden told him something? But did he say he wouldn’t.’

Slam!

Colin angrily slammed his hand on the desk and stood up. "I checked the camera footage at home, and you clearly entered my study that night. Tell me—why did you enter the safe? And who even told you the password of it? Even your mother doesn’t know it."

Grace felt scared and took a step back in fear. "D-Dad, he blackmailed me. I had to listen to him."

"What did he blackmail you with?" Colin asked. "Couldn’t you just came to me and tell me instead of getting blackmailed?"

"He... he made me sleep with an escort and then threatened to release that video everywhere," she replied, her voice trembling. "It would have caused you to lose face in public, Dad, so I did what he asked me to."

"Do you know what your help has caused us?" he roared in anger.

"I thought Hartz is a big empire and something small wouldn’t affect it..."

"Idiot!" he roared at her. "Having an idiot daughter instead of a smart son—my life is truly useless."

Tears rolled down her cheeks as she heard her father, who had always spoiled her with every demand she made. She was no less than a princess, but now it seemed like that was all just her delusion.

"Dad..."

"Shut up!" he scolded her angrily. "Now go back to the Riverdale estate and inform me of everything happening there—including who is present at home and what they are doing. Understood?"

"Yes, Dad."

in her eyes, she dashed out

all the employees were aware that the company was going down and they were losing their

Riverdale, if I’m going down, I’ll take you and your

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the penthouse... After eating late at night and sleeping late, Natalie woke up around breakfast time. After getting ready, she came downstairs and saw a tall figure coming out of

immediately hurried toward him to hug him

wrap around him, a pair of strong hands held her by the shoulders to stop

and looked at the man—first in slight shock, then embarrassment. The scent was different from Justin’s. Her

"Aaron?"

and

"I’m sorry," she said.

but knowing who I am and not mistaking

felt a little baffled by

so we can continue that friendship. And this time, it wouldn’t be just

mind him patting her head and she hummed in

came to her mind, ’One brother was adopted by her father, and another was adopted by her mother. And the face that matched her

for some work. He’ll return soon," Aaron explained. "You must be hungry. Let’s have

talking about what was going on and how they were planning

to what the person said and then checked her email once she hung

leave, saw her

a while, and then spoke, "I... I wonder if it would

her still in some kind of surprise, Aaron spoke in an

She hummed. "Thank you."

Aaron

sofa, her eyes staring at the ceiling, a happy glint in her gaze. ’How should I tell him? It should be something in a surprising way, right? Let’s think about it. Tonight? Maybe I should wait for him

in the afternoon. Natalie