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Natalie arrived at the hotel and was led to the presidential suite by the same man who had escorted her before. Entering the drawing room of the suite, she noticed the familiar, handsome man sitting in the chair, seemingly going through some information in his tablet.
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He wore a perfectly tailored dark suit, one leg casually crossed over the other. His hair was styled elegantly, though a few loose strands fell toward his forehead, adding a touch of casual charm to his otherwise sharp appearance. His thick eyebrows were slightly furrowed in concentration, and his perfectly shaped lips were pressed together lightly. His long fingers moved skillfully across the screen.
This man was the sight to behold.
Just like the last time, Natalie found herself staring at him, unable to control her thoughts. There was something about his presence that captivated her every time.
Sensing her presence, Justin looked up, only to meet
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her gaze which was clearly stuck at him. He raised a questioning brow.
Realizing what she was doing, Natalie quickly averted her eyes and sat in the chair opposite him, internally questioning why she reacted this way every time she saw him.
Calm and composed, she made herself comfortable in the chair. “Good afternoon, Mr Harper.”
Justin offered her a light nod and put the tablet aside. “Good to see you here, finally, Ms Ford.”
“I was told you wished to meet me. May I know the reason?” she asked, her tone measured.
“The same reason you finally agreed to respond, despite telling my assistant to inform me to go to hell,” Justin replied, his voice tinged with a hint of
amusement.
Natalie awkwardly cleared her throat, realizing he had overheard her earlier conversation with his assistant.
“Your assistant happened to call me at the wrong moment,” Natalie explained, trying to regain her composure. “I agreed to meet you because I was tired of the constant calls from your assistant. So let’s get
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to the point and end this.”
Justin stared at her wordlessly for a moment. This
woman wasn’t going to show her intentions before he revealed his.
“I need your help to find your husband,” Justin finally said. “I believe you want to meet him as well.”
“Of course I do, but I’m sorry to disappoint you–I have no means of finding him,” Natalie replied, her tone firm.
“You do,” he insisted. “All you need to do is file a missing person complaint.”
Natalie understood immediately. “You want me to go to the police station and report that my husband is missing–the husband I’ve never even seen.”
“Yes. That’s the only way,” he explained calmly. “We’ve tried to uncover his identity, but it’s been well hidden. We have no other way to find him.”
“A powerful person like you couldn’t find it?” she asked, surprised, though inwardly she thought, Good thing I didn’t put all my hopes on this rich man.
Justin continued, “The police have access to all the
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data related to everyone’s identity in this country. Even if your husband is some kind of top–secret agent whose identity is always concealed, they’ll still be able to find him for you. As his family–most importantly, as his wife–they will take the search seriously.”
Natalie considered his suggestion, mulling it over for a moment before nodding thoughtfully. “That seems like a good plan.”
“Noah will take you to the police station and help you with everything,” Justin declared with a tone of finality, not waiting for her agreement.
“I haven’t agreed to file a complaint just because I think it’s a good plan,” she countered, meeting his gaze, the man who looked like his words were the decree.
He raised a brow, intrigued. “You don’t want to find your husband?”
“I do. I want to find him just as much as Mr. Harper wants to find his lookalike,” she replied, her voice steady. “But I also know how much you need my help after your efforts to find him have failed.”
Justin realized he was wrong to expect anything
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straightaway from this woman. She was here all of a sudden, he would have known she came here with a plan out of her own need, but was confidently acting as if it was only him who needed her help.
“State your condition,” he said, deciding to step back and let her take the lead–at least until he got what he
wanted.
“Be my husband,” she replied, without a trace of
hesitation, leaving both men in the room stunned and speechless.
Justin’s calm demeanor shifted; his eyes turned cold as he stared at the audacious woman before him. The
urge to throw a particular file in her face and reveal the truth–that he was her stepbrother–surged within him. How dare she even think of making such a proposal?
Noah, feeling as if he had misheard, glanced at his boss, whose expression had grown increasingly grave. No woman had ever dared to approach Justin like this, let alone propose something so bold. And the first to do so was his step–sister. What terrible luck!
Natalie noticed the sudden chill in the air around
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Justin. The handsome face she had found so enchanting now appeared cold and intimidating
She quickly realized the misunderstanding her words must have caused. Looking guilty, she pulled out an awkward smile, “Ah, don’t take me wrong. What I meant was for you to pretend to be my husband for a few hours in front of my sick grandpa. He wants to meet my husband, and I can’t tell him the truth–he might have another shock. We don’t know how long it will take to find Aiden Handrix, and since Mr. Harper looks similar to my husband, I was hoping you could help me out of this situation. We can help each other out of tough situations, right?”
Justin’s grave expression softened slightly at her explanation, though the thought of acting as his step–sister’s husband still unsettled him.
“I’ll have Noah arrange for someone else to act as your husband,” Justin offered.
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Natalie frowned inwardly. A simple request, but he had to act so high and mighty. “Mr. Harper, why don’t help me change the face on my marriage certificate to match with the man you arrange and my grandpa sees with me?”
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She turned to Noah, her tone sarcastic. “Mr. Noah, I believe you haven’t thrown away my marriage certificate yet. Could you handle what I just requested of your boss? My grandfather wants to see my marriage certificate along with my ‘husband‘ in person. Make sure there is no mistake. My grandpa was a government official before he was a businessman. He can identify any fraud document with a blink of an
eye.”
Noah felt speechless and looked at his boss to know
what to do.
Justin sighed inwardly before meeting her stubborn gaze. “Only for an hour and only once.”
“Of course,” Natalie replied with a smile. “Tomorrow, for an hour, Mr. Harper will be my husband, Aiden Handrix.”
Justin frowned to hear it and dismissed her from repeating it, “Whatever.”
He wondered how she would react to remembering this day and her outrageous request of hers once he revealed to her about the nature of their relationship– step–siblings.
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“I’ll inform Mr. Noah about the time and location by this evening. Once it’s done successfully, I’ll proceed with the plan to go to the police station,” she said, standing up. “See you then,” and walked out of the suite without waiting a moment more.
Two stunned men could simply watch her leave. This woman arrived like a calm breeze, but left a storm behind once she was gone.
“Mr. Harper, are you really going to pretend to be Ms. Ford’s husband?” Noah asked, still processing the situation.
“Do we have any other choice?” Justin sighed, resigned to the situation. “Get me all the information you can about her grandfather.”
“Yes. Mr Harper.” Noah replied, though he couldn’t help but think that ever since they had met Natalie, his job had turned into getting information about every new person around her. All those years of studying hard in one of the world’s best universities, seemed to be in vain. Soon enough, he thought wryly, he might just turn into a human archive of Natalie Ford’s life.
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