"Once you’re gone, I can be with my daughter," James added. "If you don’t catch anything deadly, feel free to call me here again. I would serve you for free."
"You’re a scoundrel," she hissed angrily.
"I always have been... but just for you," he replied, his expression unchanged, though now a light smirk played on his lips.
"Get lost."
"Make a decision whether you want to tell Natalie the truth or I should be the one to do it," He turned to leave. "I will return soon."
As he opened the door, he found Eric standing outside.
James stopped and said to him, "Give her a strong antibiotic or whatever—unless she wants to catch an infection after kissing me."
Smash!
A glass shattered on the floor as the furious woman hurled it toward James. The shards scattered near where he stood.
"Get out of my home!" Her angry voice echoed through the room.
James didn’t turn to look at her but said, "You’re doing well. Anger will only weaken your immunity and help you die faster. That way, I can take my daughter with me."
And with that, he left while hearing her angry voice faded behind.
"You scoundrel, don’t even think about it...My daughter is just mine...don’t ever come here or this I might just kill you with my own hands..."
Caryn was left fuming inside. Eric approached her and offered her a glass of water. "Calm down, Caryn."
She accepted the water while Eric pulled out a box of her medicines. "Take this."
Caryn knew exactly why he was insisting. "Tell him I’d rather die," she muttered as she lay down on the bed, closing her eyes, making it clear she had no intention of taking the medicine.
Meanwhile, James reached downstairs, only to come across something shocking. A young man, with one leg in a cast, sat in a wheelchair. And he was none other than—
’Justin?’ James stepped towards him.
"I am not Justin." The man answered James’ unspoken question. "I am his twin brother, Aiden Shaw," Aiden answered on his own. "We were both lost at the same time, and I was saved by Ms. Shaw."
James found it hard to believe, but he didn’t let it show on his face. If Caryn had come back from the dead, if he had suddenly discovered he had a daughter—there was nothing left in this world that would surprise him.
From the way Aiden spoke, James understood he had already met Justin.
"Thank you for protecting my brother all these years," Aiden said.
"He has already paid for what I did for him," James replied, his voice devoid of emotion. "You don’t have to thank me on his behalf."
Aiden could see that this man was just as arrogant and prideful as Justin—or perhaps Justin had taken after him after spending years by his side. He could only hum in response to James’ words.
Without another word, James turned to leave, showing no interest in the matters between the two brothers.
"Justin seems to have lost his memories, but I didn’t," Aiden said, throwing out the statement just to gauge James’ reaction.
Aiden chuckled inwardly. What an interesting twist. I look forward to meeting my brother soon.
James sat in his car, his thoughts swirling around what Aiden had said. He kept Justin away from his past for so long, but seems like it’s the time now.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother