Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother novel Chapter 307

Chapter 307: Accident

Natalie returned to her office, where the entire floor was silent after the shocking news about her. No one dared to make a sound in front of her, unsure of what kind of mood she might be in.

Keeping her usual demeanor, Natalie walked inside her office, where someone was waiting for her—Victor Reid.

She saw him and went to sit in her chair, unfazed by his presence. She opened her laptop to begin her work while Ella stood by her side, waiting for any instructions.

Victor stood up, picked up two baskets from the center table, and walked over to her. He placed the baskets on her desk and instructed, "Choose one."

Natalie looked at the baskets with an annoyed gaze. One contained packs of tissue paper, while the other held an expensive champagne bottle and glasses.

Without hesitation, Natalie pointed toward the champagne bottle and resumed her work.

Ella was confused by what was going on. What exactly was Victor trying to do? Shouldn’t he leave her alone or at least try to talk to her as a friend in this situation? But...

Victor casually tossed the other basket aside and picked up the champagne bottle. "Good that you chose to celebrate over crying. You look ugly when you cry, and I have little patience for ugly crybabies."

He opened the champagne bottle and poured it into two glasses. Then, he picked up both glasses, walked to her side of the table, and offered her one while leaning against her desk.

Natalie accepted the glass.

"Cheers to finally not having that pathetic man as your father," Victor said as they clinked their glasses and emptied them in one go.

Ella blinked a few times, trying to process what was happening. Victor acting unexpectedly was one thing, but Natalie didn’t look offended at all. Instead, she went with the flow and drank the champagne without hesitation.

Dan, who had just entered the office, was taken aback by the scene before him.

Victor glanced at the two and said, "You can join in as well—celebrate the fact that your boss doesn’t have that scumbag as her dad."

The two stood there quietly, unsure whether these two were really serious.

"The one who knocked up her mother must be a scumbag as well," Mia said as she entered the office. "If not, then her mother would have been with him instead of Jay Ford."

"Well, that’s possible too," Cathy added. "Then let’s have another toast—for not having another scumbag in Nat’s life."

Mia and Cathy joined the celebration, while Natalie quietly drank as the other three talked.

She knew they were here to make her feel better.

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Meanwhile, in Belvorn, inside a black luxury car speeding down the highway, a convoy of vehicles flanked it at the front and rear as part of the security force.

"Father, Carmen came out of hiding. It seems like she has truly decided to come back," Garwin anxiously said to his father.

Howard, on the other hand, remained calm. "What can she do even if she decides to return? She has no power in her hands or the support of someone powerful like us. All she can ask for is his death."

"But Father, she is not as easy to deal with as we think, or she would have died long ago," Garwin added. "You failed to kill her when she was a child, and now she is smarter. What if..."

"Stop worrying for no reason. I have already planned something. That mother and daughter won’t make it here," Howard assured, only to hear a sudden noise from Garwin’s side.

The loud screech of brakes, the crash of heavy vehicles colliding, the shattering of glass, shouts—chaos erupted.

Howard, who was in his study, was left stunned. "Garwin? What happened? Garwin, can you hear me?"

No one responded. Howard quickly hung up the call and stood up from his chair as he instructed his security head, "Something happened to Garwin. Check his whereabouts."

Just then, Howard’s assistant entered the study. "Mr. Everthorn, bad news. Mr. Garwin has been in a serious accident."

Howard felt as if the floor beneath his feet had vanished. "How... How did it happen?"

"This is the return of what you caused to my people. Try to harm them again, and next time you will find yourself with your son and granddaughter."

A symbol of the Obsidian Crown was at the top: a jagged, black crown with glowing cracks.