Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother - Chapter 102

Chapter 102: A Lie Finally Exposed

That entire day Natalie and Justin were busy with their works. Natalie with her new company and Justin with the new project with NextEra Tech.

The entire board of directors of the Harper group was happy with Justin’s success with this, given how every company wanted to grab the deal with Next Era. In the evening, they had all the board members on the video conference to talk to him.

“Justin, congratulations,” the board member said, through the video call meeting.

Justin politely thanked them and heard another question. “How did the CEO of NextEra agree to meet you when he never met anyone ever.”

“He happened to be in the same city,” Justin replied.

“How is he? A young man like you, or someone old like us?” a man asked with a playful chuckle.

“I am not allowed to disclose anything about him,” Justin replied, making himself clear.

“Never mind. I hope you continue to maintain a good relationship with him and our companies can have more such collaborations.”

“Sure.”

“Chairman Harper, won’t you congratulate him?” someone asked.

Justin looked at his father on the screen, who looked back at him and said, “Congratulations. You did well.”

“Thank you, Mr Chairman,” Justin replied politely, as always treating his father professionally in the board meeting.

James said nothing more.

Once the meeting was over, he received a call from Julia, “Justin, I am tired of shopping and hungry now. I want you to join me for dinner.”

“Grandma….”

“I know you are going to make some excuses, but I want to have dinner with you. I am sending you an address, just come there or I won’t eat anything at all,” Julia acted as usual stubborn. “I have a surprise for you as well.”

“Must be another annoying blind date.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. It’s not a blind date. I am giving you fifteen minutes or you won’t see me ever again.”

Justin sighed, “Alright.”

He hung up the call and messaged Natalie that he was having dinner with Julia, and he would be late.

Natalie, who has finished her work as well, received that message. After reading she frowned, “As if I care whether he returns or not. One less portion for me to cook.”

Just then, she received a call from her grandpa.

“Grandpa, did you reach home?” she asked.

“No, I am outside of your office, waiting for you in my car,” the old man replied.

“Grandpa, what are you doing here outside? I was returning home already? You are so reckless.”

Just come outside and don’t make me wait then,” the old man said and hung up the call.

Natalie hurried out of the office building and recognised Albert’s car. The driver opened the back passenger seat door for her and she sat inside.

The driver moved the car while Natalie asked, “Grandpa, am I a school girl for you to come here to get me. I even have my own car.”

Albert chuckled, “I know you are a grown-up young lady now, but today I have a surprise for you.”

She felt curious. “What is it?”

“You will know when we reach there.”

“Alright, as long as you don’t take me to meet your wife.”

“Why would I, when I, myself, am trying to run away from here?”

Both of them laughed together.

“Sometimes I even wonder why you married her,” Natalie commented.

“Maybe I had lost my mind back then,” he said playfully but then added, “She was not like this before. The old age must have changed her.”

“I can tell she is going senile.”

Both of them continued to chat and soon reached outside one of the famous restaurants. Natalie helped her grandpa step out of the car and asked, “Restaurant?”

He nodded while walking along with her inside the restaurant. “Surprise dinner for you,”

The manager personally welcomed them and guided them to their reserved private room.

“Can you eat outside food, grandpa?” she asked worriedly. “It’s not good for you, you know.”

“Don’t worry. I can eat simple food. But you and others can eat whatever you want,” Albert replied.

Surprised, she asked, “Others? Someone else is joining us for the dinner, grandpa?”

“Yes,” he replied and sighed, “Tsk! I even called Aiden, but he said he is busy today. It would have been better if he was here so he could meet my friends.”

Natalie felt a little uneasy, “Friends? Which friends, Grandpa?”

By then, they had already reached the private room, and the manager opened the door for them.

“You know them, Natalie,” both of them entered the room, only to have Natalie’s eyes widened.

Justin and Julia were sitting around the circular dining table. She felt like her soul had just left her body.

Before leaving office, Justin had messaged her he would be late, and he was going to have dinner with Julia. She didn’t expect that dinner would end up with her and Albert.

Justin was equally shocked to see them. “My surprise is here,” Julia told Justin as she looked at Natalie.

She was dying to make Justin meet Natalie so he could know her better. But if she had told him before, he would have declined to meet her.

She had Albert planned this on their own, not knowing what the two had just done.

“Aiden?” Albert was surprised to see him there, “What are you doing here?”

“Grandpa,” Natalie interrupted, wanting to take him away quickly.

“Aiden?” Julia looked around.

Justin tried to stop, “Grandma…”

Julia spoke, “He is my grandson I told you about, Justin Harper.”

Albert stood there stunned as if he was hearing something wrong and looked at Natalie. “Isn’t he Aiden, your husband?”

Natalie’s eyes turned teary, her heart sank, leaving her speechless as she wordlessly looked at him. Her lips moved but no words seem to make their way out of it.

Julia was surprised to hear it and stood up. “What are you saying, Albert? How can he be her husband? There is no way it can ever happen.”