"Now you understand why I needed Natalie, don’t you?" Aiden Shaw said, breaking the silence. "But let’s skip the boring questions about why I orchestrated Natalie’s marriage to you. Oh, and just to be clear, I won’t call you Justin Harper anymore. I’ll address you by your real name—Aiden Hendrix."
Justin’s expression remained neutral as he responded, "Don’t worry. As long as I’m her husband, I don’t care about those questions. What I do want to know is who this ’Aiden Hendrix’ is and why you claim I am him. And you’re going to tell me everything—tonight, Aiden Shaw."
Aiden raised an eyebrow, his mocking smirk returning. "You must be so accustomed to overconfidence, thinking everyone will obey you just because you’re Justin Harper, the richest and powerful man."
In response, Justin’s laugh echoed through the room—a devilish laugh, one meant to taunt the man before him.
"Justin Harper?" Justin repeated his name, his glare piercing into Aiden’s eyes. In the next moment, the smirk on his lips vanished, replaced by an icy cold gaze and a chilling expression. "You still don’t know who I really am, Aiden Shaw. If you did, you wouldn’t dare to challenge me like this. I’ve tolerated your nonsense for a reason, and now that I have the answer to what I’ve been suspecting, I don’t have to hold back anymore."
This made Aiden aware of something as if he had been underestimating Justin Harper, and at the same time, he felt worried about something else as well.
"You didn’t walk on that path, you should not. Did you?" Aiden asked as he could now feel the man sitting in front of him was far more dangerous than he let out.
"I’m not sure what you’re implying," Justin cut him off, his voice low and dangerous. "But know this: if I don’t get the answers I want, you won’t be leaving this place alive. If you think you’ve been playing it safe by confiscating my phone and keeping me under surveillance, you’re dead wrong. This entire place is under my control. At my signal, every single one of your men will be wiped out and buried without a trace. Then I’ll walk out of here with my wife and her mother. I have nothing to lose."
Aiden simply stared at Justin, no expressions on his face, but he could tell Justin was not bluffing. Not like it was entirely unexpected for him either. Someone powerful like Justin Harper, won’t be played by so easily.
"Don’t believe me?" Justin asked, a menacing smirk curling on his lips. "Would you believe it if, at this very moment, Leo—your man outside this room—dropped dead?"
Aiden finally broke the silence, his tone laced with disappointment. "So you’ve decided to walk the path of what’s in our blood?"
"Our bloodline?" Justin scoffed, raising an eyebrow. "Don’t tell me something ridiculous like we’re twins and—"
"What if we are?" Aiden interrupted, his gaze steady and serious.
Justin stared at him, a flicker of disbelief flashing through his eyes.
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