Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother - Chapter 347

Chapter 347: Introducing The Family Members
Soon, the banquet ended, and the guests departed. The Queen took this opportunity to introduce Natalie to the royal family members and close relatives.

“Natalie, this is Howard, my elder brother,” the Queen began, “his son, Garwin, and his granddaughter, Charlotte.”

Natalie offered them a polite nod, to which they responded in kind.

“Good to see you back in the family, Natalie,” Howard said. “We’re all glad that my sister was able to find you.”

Natalie simply smiled in response as he continued, “My granddaughter, Charlotte, is around your age. I hope you two can get along well.”

Natalie and Charlotte exchanged glances.

“I will be a good elder sister to her,” Natalie said, making it clear she was the older one.

Howard turned to the Queen. “Sister, it’s truly fortunate that we have Carmen and her daughter back. But I hope you won’t overlook Charlotte. After all, you raised her since she lost her mother at birth.”

“Of course, Howard. Charlotte and Natalie are both my granddaughters. I will not ignore either of them,” the Queen assured him before turning to another man who bore a resemblance to Howard.

“Natalie, this is Lenard, my younger brother,” she said. “His wife, Saira, and their sons, Rhys and Isac.”

Natalie knew Lenard was the Queen’s half-brother. Unlike Howard, he preferred to stay away from royal affairs, focusing instead on his business with his two sons. Being much younger than the Queen and Howard, Lenard looked around the same age as his nephew, Garwin.

No wonder his sons, Rhys and Isac, were also relatively young—Rhys being a few years older than Natalie, while Isac was closer to her age.

She greeted Lenard with a polite nod before looking at his two sons. She immediately recognized Rhys as the man who had personally brought her meal, which had been ordered by James Harper.

Both of them exchanged smiles.

“Mr. Rhys,” Natalie greeted with a smile, “good to see you again.”

“To think of it, you’re my niece now,” Rhys said with amusement. “But since I’m not much older than you, you can just call me Rhys like Charlotte does.”

“Alright,” she agreed.

Rhys then turned his attention to Justin, who stood next to Natalie. He observed him for a moment before asking, “And this gentleman?”

“Your niece’s husband,” Justin replied coolly, unbothered by the attention.

The Queen interjected before anyone else could speak. Realizing she had yet to formally introduce Justin to everyone, she said, “This is Natalie’s husband, Aiden Handrix.”

Rhys immediately extended his hand. “Glad to meet you, Aiden.”

Now, everyone knew he was Natalie’s husband.

“If I may ask, what does my brother-in-law do for a living?” Charlotte inquired, a wicked smirk playing on her lips.

“He’s just enjoying being my husband,” Natalie answered smoothly. “And to think, now he is going to be the husband of the princess of this kingdom. I’m sure he can just live with that,” she added, turning to Justin. “Am I right?”

Justin offered her a light smile and hummed in agreement.

“Stop prying so much during your first meeting,” the Queen said lightly. “We should leave some things to discover later.”

Charlotte didn’t insist but thought to herself, Don’t worry, Grandma. I’ll make sure the entire world knows exactly what kind of husband Princess Natalie has.

After introducing a few more relatives, the Queen dismissed the gathering, leaving only herself, Justin, and Natalie.

“Natalie, when can I meet Carmen? Would it be alright if I visited the Imperial City to see her?” the Queen asked carefully.

“Grandma, I understand how you feel. But for now, you have to be patient. I’m sure if Mother sent me here, she has plans to come to you as well,” Natalie assured her.

Natalie knew it well that she couldn’t decide it for Caryn, though she was her mother. They were not nothing more than strangers. She would show up when she wished to.

“I will trust your words on this,” the Queen said, then added, “Can’t you stay here longer?”

“Grandma, I have matters to take care of back home. But I will visit you soon.”

“I will arrange for the coronation soon,” the Queen said, her eyes filled with longing. “Once it’s set, you’ll have no choice but to stay here with your mother.”

Natalie simply hummed in response, not wanting to disappoint the Queen by telling her she had no intention of embracing the role of a princess.

After finishing their conversation, Justin and Natalie left.

While sitting in the car, Natalie noticed Howard and Garwin speaking to Lenard. Rhys and Isac stood nearby, seemingly waiting for their father to finish so they could leave together.

Natalie’s gaze flickered between Garwin and Isac, just as it had earlier when she spoke to them.

“What are you looking at?” Justin asked as he helped her into the car.

Once they were both seated and their car drove past the men, Natalie finally spoke. “Don’t you think Isac looks more like Garwin than his own father, Lenard?”

Justin’s gaze briefly passed over them as well, his eyes narrowing slightly. But he simply said, “Howard and Lenard are half-brothers. Their kids could share similar features.”

Natalie leaned back in her seat with a sigh. “If I didn’t know better, I would have thought Garwin and Isac were the real father and son. Charlotte doesn’t resemble any of the royal family members either.”

“She must take after her mother,” Justin replied.

Natalie sighed and closed her eyes. “Hmm…Who knows.”

“What are you doing?” Justin asked.

She opened her eyes and looked at him questioningly, “I guess resting?”

“Who allowed you to?” Justin asked, as he swiftly pulled her closer, his gaze boring into her puzzled ones,”You are not allowed to.”

Natalie knew the meaning of that gaze and next moment her eyes caught the partition in the car being raised up. She gulped nervously and asked, “What’s…the matter….”

“Entire evening you were looking so stunning. Every pair of eyes was fixed at you while I had to tolerate it when others eyed my beautiful wife. What do you think must be the wrong with me?

Natalie felt speechless. How was she going to stop others from looking at her?

“You have to make up for my heartache,” he said, closing the distance entirely, his lips brushing over hers, “Will you?”

She tried to push him away, clearly understanding his intentions. “Justin behave. We are in car.”

“Won’t be first time,” he said in a husky voice, his hands already running along her beautiful lender legs, trying to pull that mermaid fit dress but was simply impossible.

“Damn this dress,” he cursed and looked down towards her legs.

Natalie let out a chuckled to see his frustration. he raised his gaze to look at her, “Having fun, huh?”

She immediately shook her head, knowing her action might just provoke him….and then happened the same.

Rip!

Natalie’s was left stunned as this man had just ripped her dress along her legs. That expensive and beautiful dress. She looked back at him angrily. “How could you?”

“It was nothing but hindrance,” he said and pulled her on his lap, straddling him, her both legs folded either sides of him as she faced him.

“This is much better,” he commented, making her both hands to rest on his shoulders.

“Justin…”

“Shh!” he interrupted her and pulled her into a kiss.