Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother novel Chapter 280

Chapter 280: Promise

Sebastian noticed Natalie standing on the staircase and quickly looked away, perhaps embarrassed that he had been beaten up by his brother. He was equally tall and well-built like Justin, except his youthful face which showed that he was younger.

It was both sad and comical to see such a grown man sitting quietly in front of his older brother, visibly defeated.

Not wanting to embarrass him further, Natalie decided to retreat to the room. However, Justin, who had noticed Sebastian glancing in her direction, turned his gaze to her and said, "Come here."

Natalie froze in her tracks, looking at Justin, then at Sebastian, who stubbornly refused to meet her eyes.

"I have some work to do," she said, already taking a step back. "You two carry on."

Before Justin could respond, she had already disappeared back into the room.

I thought I was violent with my siblings just by slapping them a few times, but these people... they’re on another level. Poor guy—his handsome face is swollen everywhere.

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Meanwhile, in the drawing room...

Justin pulled out his phone, snapped a picture of Sebastian’s beaten-up appearance, and did something with it. Moments later, both his and Sebastian’s phones began ringing with a flood of notifications.

Sebastian picked up his phone, his eyes widening in disbelief as he scrolled through the messages.

"You sent my picture like this to the group?" he asked in shock.

Justin ignored him and read the responses from others, which were satisfying to his senses. It included a few cousins and friends of Justin and Sebastian.

The group, where Sebastian had shared the information of Justin finally having a woman, in that same group Justin had sent an image of beaten-up Sebastian.

All the members who had previously been speculating wildly about Justin’s mysterious woman suddenly went silent. After seeing Sebastian’s state, their tones changed completely—they all knew exactly who must have been responsible for his bruises.

"I don’t know who this beggar is."

"I don’t know this man either."

"I don’t trust whatever he says."

"Yeah, just ignore him."

Sebastian read these messages, his jaw tightening in frustration. He angrily typed back: "I don’t know you all either. Forget about getting any more information from me. I don’t even understand why you’re all scared of him!"

His message sent, he tossed his phone onto the sofa and crossed his arms in frustration.

Justin put his cell phone aside and said, "Your stay has been arranged at Rowan’s hotel. You can move there after dinner."

"A hotel? Are you serious? You have this massive mansion, and you want me to stay in a hotel? Are you even my brother?" He exclaimed dramatically.

Justin remained cold and unfazed, "The position of head is vacant in Riveron’s project. You’ll receive the appointment letter soon."

Sebastian’s eyes widened in horror. "What? Are you sending me to the desert now? You might as well kill me here instead of sentencing me to suffer and die out there!"

"Sure?" Justin replied, only to see Sebastian’s face turn sullen.

"I was here to warn you about something, but it seems like there’s no place for goodwill here," Sebastian mumbled. "I’ll just enjoy seeing you marry Evelyn when Uncle James asks you to."

"What did you say?" Justin asked coldly.

Sebastian stood up. "My poor sister-in-law... she might end up being betrayed."

"Are you going to say it, or do you want me to use my way?" Justin warned.

"Want to beat me? Go ahead," Sebastian said. "I was here to help you, but you... You know, only I can help you when it comes to Evelyn," he sighed. "Anyways, I’m leaving."

"You can stay here, but in the side house, not in the main one," Justin said to him.

"Oh, now you want me to stay, huh?"

Justin shot him a cold glare that clearly said, Say one more word, and you’ll be banned from entering this home for life.

"Umm... Side house will do," Sebastian said quickly before Justin could change his mind. He picked up his bag. "I’ll find my way there."

Just as he turned to leave, Justin spoke again, "What trouble did you get into this time?"

Sebastian froze in place and slowly turned to face his brother. With an awkward smile, he said, "What trouble? I’m just here to help you in case you need it. That’s it."

In response, Justin simply stared at him in silence. Under the weight of his brother’s gaze, Sebastian quickly spun around and hurried off to find one of the side houses—because he was certain there had to be at least a few.