Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother novel Chapter 123

Chapter 123: Furious Natalie

Briena sped up the car, her eyes fixed on Natalie and Julia talking at a distance. But just then, Natalie separated from Julia and started to walk in the opposite direction—away from where Briena intended to steer the car.

Natalie’s attention was quickly drawn to the speeding vehicle, and she immediately recognized the pink sports car accelerating toward the side where Julia was standing. Fear gripped her heart as she sprinted back towards her grandmother.

"Grandma!" she exclaimed.

Julia turned to see the car racing toward her at high speed.

"Briena, watch out!" Lily shouted.

Briena, panicked and confused, hesitated before slamming on the brakes.

The car stopped just a foot away from Natalie’s body who had tightly hugged Julia in a hurry to protect her, her back facing the car. It all happened so fast, that even Natalie could not comprehend what to do.

She felt Julia trembling in her embrace. The old woman must have been utterly terrified seeing the car hurtling toward her.

Although the car had stopped before it could hit them, Natalie continued to hold Julia tightly, trying to provide some comfort.

John had stepped out of his car the moment he saw the vehicle speeding toward Julia and Natalie. But the car’s speed and the short distance between them made it impossible for him to reach in time to pull the women out of harm’s way.

If not for the car stopping all of a sudden, he was sure he would have lost these two women and then his own life. He could sacrifice his own life, but if something had happened to these two, he could never forgive himself. These were the two women important to his boss.

By then, a few people in the parking lot had gathered around the scene. Among them was Ivan, who had been in his car but witnessed the entire incident unfold. He immediately rushed out.

"G-Grandma, are you all right?" Natalie asked, her own voice trembling at the thought of what could have happened. Just imagining Julia being hurt pained her deeply.

Julia nodded slightly and looked up at Natalie. "I’m fine. But what about you?"

Natalie nodded back, her eyes still scanning Julia’s pale face. She could see that Julia was clearly shaken, her old heart probably be beating wildly.

Meanwhile, John stormed over to the car, his expression thunderous. He knocked hard on the closed window, his voice cold and intimidating as he commanded loudly, "Come out of the car or I will smash it right away."

Briena and Lily sat trembling inside the car, having already locked the doors. This wasn’t what they had planned. They simply wanted to scare them, not cause harm.

Ivan arrived at the scene. He glanced at Julia and Briena, who both seemed physically unhurt, so he moved towards the car. Ignoring John, he leaned closer to the window.

"Briena, are you all right?"

Seeing Ivan, Briena finally unlocked the door and stepped out. She immediately threw her arms around him, her entire body shaking.

"I... I didn’t mean to do it... I don’t know why that old woman came in front of my car..."

"It’s okay. Nothing happened," Ivan coaxed her softly.

Natalie heard their conversation and felt a surge of rage. She looked at John. "Take care of Grandma."

John nodded and stood protectively by Julia’s side as Natalie marched toward Briena and Ivan.

"What did you just say?" Natalie demanded, her gaze icy.

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