Chapter 211: Dangerous Justin

"Now you understand why I needed Natalie, don’t you?" Aiden Shaw said, breaking the silence. "But let’s skip the boring questions about why I orchestrated Natalie’s marriage to you. Oh, and just to be clear, I won’t call you Justin Harper anymore. I’ll address you by your real name—Aiden Hendrix."

Justin’s expression remained neutral as he responded, "Don’t worry. As long as I’m her husband, I don’t care about those questions. What I want to know is who this ’Aiden Hendrix’ is and why you claim I am him. And you’re going to tell me everything—tonight, Aiden Shaw."

Aiden raised an eyebrow, his mocking smirk returning. "You must be so accustomed to overconfidence, thinking everyone will obey you just because you’re Justin Harper, the richest and powerful man."

In response, Justin’s laugh echoed through the room—a devilish laugh, one meant to taunt the man before him.

"Justin Harper?" Justin repeated his name, his glare piercing into Aiden’s eyes. In the next moment, the smirk on his lips vanished, replaced by an icy cold gaze and a chilling expression. "You still don’t know who I really am, Aiden Shaw. If you did, you wouldn’t dare to challenge me like this. I’ve tolerated your nonsense for a reason, and now that I have the answer to what I’ve been suspecting, I don’t have to hold back anymore."

This made Aiden aware of something as if he had been underestimating Justin Harper, and at the same time, he felt worried about something else as well.

"You didn’t walk on that path, you should not. Did you?" Aiden asked as he could now feel the man sitting in front of him was far more dangerous than he let out.

"I’m not sure what you’re implying," Justin cut him off, his voice low and dangerous. "But know this: if I don’t get the answers I want, you won’t be leaving this place alive. If you think you’ve been playing it safe by confiscating my phone and keeping me under surveillance, you’re dead wrong. This entire place is under my control. At my signal, every single one of your men will be wiped out and buried without a trace. Then I’ll walk out of here with my wife and her mother. I have nothing to lose."

Aiden simply stared at Justin, no expressions on his face, but he could tell Justin was not bluffing. Not like it was entirely unexpected for him either. Someone powerful like Justin Harper, won’t be played by so easily.

"Don’t believe me?" Justin asked, a menacing smirk curling on his lips. "Would you believe it if, at this very moment, Leo—your man outside this room—dropped dead?"

Aiden finally broke the silence, his tone laced with disappointment. "So you’ve decided to walk the path of what’s in our blood?"

"Our bloodline?" Justin scoffed, raising an eyebrow. "Don’t tell me something ridiculous like we’re twins and—"

"What if we are?" Aiden interrupted, his gaze steady and serious.

Justin stared at him, a flicker of disbelief flashing through his eyes.

"There are so many things you don’t know, Aiden Hendrix, and I hope you never find out," Aiden Shaw said, his tone shifting from mockery to genuine concern. "Just live your life as it is and stop digging."

Justin scoffed. "You came here, turned my life upside down by calling me Aiden Hendrix, and now you’re backing out of revealing anything? I don’t know what you’re afraid of, but I fear nothing. I’ll get to the bottom of this, one way or another. So tell me yourself, or I’ll uncover the truth after I kill my so-called twin brother."

"I was shocked to see you and then found it better way to make you listen to what I wanted from you by making you curious and then follow my instructions," Aiden added.

"You used to be so confident. Now scared all of a sudden?" Justin mocked, "None of this works on me, as all matters to me is to get answers and I know how to get them. Brother or not, I would make you regret coming across me."

"You’re just like him—you take after him," Aiden said, disappointment evident in his voice. "I only came here to save the woman who matters to me. After that, I have no business with you or your wife. But Natalie must never know about her mother. It’s better if you take her and leave. Let’s never cross paths again."

Justin’s gaze hardened. "I will take my wife and her mother, but I’ll also get the answers I need. Until then, you’re going nowhere. I don’t care you and I are related to me or not. I won’t hesitate to kill you if you try to do something that you should not. You are alive at this moment, just because of Natalie’s mother and I have so many things to know from you."

Before Aiden could respond, his phone rang. He answered and listened to Leo on the other end, his expression darkening. "What? What were you all doing?" he barked before hanging up abruptly. He stood and turned to Justin. "Natalie saw her mother."

Justin stood up in shock as well and both of them rushed out of the suite, but Aiden took a step back, letting Justin go ahead while he said. If Natalie saw them both together, that would be another shock for her.

Justin didn’t waste a moment. He hurried down the stairs to the floor below, where he found Leo standing, staring toward something. Justin followed his gaze and froze.

There, kneeling on the floor, was Natalie, looking utterly helpless as she stared at the closed elevator doors.

Justin rushed to her side, kneeling down and pulling her into his arms. "Natalie?"

She lifted her head, her tear-filled eyes meeting his. "Justin... I saw her..."

He gently wiped her tears away. "Let’s go back to the room first, and then we’ll talk."

She shook her head firmly. "She’s here... I need to find her..."

"We will," Justin replied, not even bothering to ask who she was talking about, because he already knew.