Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother novel Chapter 334

Chapter 334: He Is My Adopted Son

The next morning, Natalie was ready to leave for the palace, as the queen had invited her for breakfast. The moment she stepped out of the hotel, the same car from the previous night stopped in front of her—the car that belonged to James Harper.

James’ assistant, Lucas, stepped out of the car and said, "Ms. Natalie, you are going to the palace with Mr. Harper."

Natalie was surprised to hear this. Once again, James Harper was here for her.

"Mr. Harper is going to visit the queen as well," Lucas added, noticing her surprise.

Natalie nodded and sat in the car as Lucas opened the door for her. _{ƒгeewebnovёl.com}

James Harper was already sitting inside.

"Good morning, Mr. Harper," she greeted him after making herself comfortable.

James hummed in response and continued looking through the file he was holding.

Natalie didn’t disturb him, instead preferring to look out the window and observe the city in the daylight.

After a while, she heard James Harper ask, "What’s your plan after this?"

Natalie turned to look at him and asked, "About what exactly?"

"Your plans with Justin. Have you two decided on something other than just living together?" James asked.

Natalie wondered if she should tell James that they were already married, but then, James Harper hadn’t asked her who her rumored husband was. Or had he already guessed? But if he had, wouldn’t he question why his son, if married, hadn’t told his own father? How and why had it all happened? Didn’t this man have any questions?

"Justin and I are going to be together as a family," Natalie said. "To be frank, we are very much in love with each other."

There was silence on James’ side before he spoke flatly. "Justin is not my biological son. I adopted him."

It came as a shock to Natalie, and she screamed in her mind, What? Did I hear that right?

"Adopted?" she asked again.

"Yes," he replied and kept quiet, not revealing his intentions for telling her this truth.

Is he letting me know in case he thinks I’m after Justin because of his wealth? That he can be removed from the family at any time? Is this man warning me to leave his son?

She grappled with so many questions but said anyway, "Justin is an excellent man. I’m sure the Harper family must feel fortunate to have a son like him, even though he is adopted."

"Are you fine with him not having real parents?" James asked again.

"I should be the last one to complain about that," Natalie replied. "I’m no better than an orphan who lived without any parental love. My mother is there, but I don’t feel like calling her my mother. And my father... well, he must be an alien for my mother to not even let me know about him."

As she spoke, she glanced at the man next to her, but he remained the same—his expression unchanged.

Calling my unknown father ’an alien’ was rather quite funny, wasn’t it? But this man seems to lack a sense of humour. He didn’t even react to it. Well, but then, he reacts to nothing at all. Does he have a facial paralysis? Must be the case or how can anyone maintain the same expressions all the time despite whatever happening around them?

Natalie got back to reality and continued, "If one day, Justin has to leave the Harper family just because he is adopted, I know that even if he leaves with nothing, he can build his own empire and become successful. I will always be there to support him. I will never leave him for any reason."

Damn! What exactly is this man’s reason for telling me that Justin is his adopted son?

But then, her thoughts wandered to Justin. Why didn’t he ever tell me about this? No wonder he never mentioned his mother. As an orphan, he must not know his real parents. He must have his reasons for not telling me, or maybe he just didn’t think it was worth mentioning. I’ll wait for him to tell me on his own.

Oh! That’s why Justin didn’t tell me about this, she concluded, glancing at James Harper again. Why does it feel like this man is trying to clear things up for the better? Has he accepted me for his son’s sake?

These Harper men truly like to act all secretive, Natalie frowned internally and said, "Did Mr. Harper think I would leave his son after learning this?"

Huh? she thought. So he actually has a good opinion of me.

Natalie felt happy inside but controlled herself. I’ll tell Justin what his father said. I’m sure he would be happy to know it as well.