Substitute Bride: Utterly Pampered by Her Billionaire Husband-Chapter 1026: Unable to Bear Even One Ten-Thousandth of Losing Her
Justin Xavier suddenly asked this question, and Leah Thorne immediately froze, becoming alert, "You... why are you asking like this, who could I possibly meet?"
"Oh, so why did you suddenly get discharged from the hospital?" Justin Xavier smirked, "Mrs. Xavier, you wouldn’t be hiding anything from me, would you?"
Leah’s heart trembled; she was indeed hiding things about her brother and hadn’t told him.
The fewer people who know her brother’s identity, the better. Besides, she had already made things clear with her brother. He should be leaving here soon, and before that, she didn’t want to stir up trouble.
Leah thought for a moment and decided not to confess about her brother. She masked her words, "President Xavier, why are you being so suspicious again? Trust is the most important thing between a husband and wife!"
Trust...
Justin Xavier slowly savored these two words, a hint of sarcasm flickering in his eyes. He had already given her a chance to confess. If she confessed now, he would believe whatever she said. Yet, she still lied; she still deceived him.
Justin Xavier slowly released his grip.
Leah turned around, looking at him in surprise, "What’s wrong with you?"
She had already sensed his unusual behavior.
Justin Xavier stood against the light, casting a faint shadow over his handsome features, "Has Mort Thorne returned?"
What did he say?
Leah gasped, looking at him in shock; how did he know?
"No, my brother hasn’t returned..." Leah denied.
"Ha." A low chuckle rolled from Justin Xavier’s throat, directly interrupting her, "I saw him in the hospital today, ran into him."
"..." In Leah’s memory, her brother and Justin Xavier had no previous encounters because her brother was away early on. One joined the military, the other went into business, they were from two different worlds.
Now her brother had become Cain Shaw, even his face was different. She, as his sister, could recognize her brother at a glance, but how did Justin Xavier recognize him?
No.
Leah didn’t believe it.
She thought Justin Xavier was trying to trap her.
"How could it be possible? Fine, you say you saw my brother, then where is he now?"
Seeing her denial, Justin Xavier’s dark eyes had become chilly, as he lifted his thin lips and uttered two words, "Cain Shaw... isn’t that your brother, Mort Thorne?"
"..." Leah’s face turned pale; he wasn’t trying to trap her, he really knew.
Justin Xavier’s gaze rested on her frightened little face, his voice flat and indifferent, "To be honest, I never thought Shaw’s adopted son, Cain Shaw, would be your brother, Mort Thorne. After all, Mort Thorne was once such a dazzling figure; how could he suddenly turn into the now renowned Mr. Shaw who rules both the underworld and the business world. Until... I saw him downstairs, just one look and I knew it was your brother, your brother has returned."
He knew...
He knew everything...
"I..." Leah didn’t know what to say.
Justin Xavier looked down at her and suddenly asked, "Will you leave with your brother?"
"What?"
Seeing her bewildered look, Justin Xavier smirked, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes, making it look particularly sharp and indifferent. He took out a plane ticket and held it in front of Leah, "Isn’t this plane ticket given to you by your brother? Didn’t he come back to take you away?"
Leah’s heart sank to the bottom; she understood, Justin Xavier was misunderstanding.
"You’re mistaken, listen to me. I admit my brother came back, and this ticket was given by him, but today I went to see him. I told my brother I wanted to stay and be with you, I’m not leaving. I’ve made it clear to him." Leah explained.
Justin Xavier looked at her, a mocking smile appearing at the corner of his lips, "Really?"
Leah’s hands and feet went cold; clearly... Justin Xavier didn’t believe her.
"Mrs. Xavier," Justin Xavier stepped forward two steps, reaching out to grip her smooth shoulder, "Whether you want to leave with your brother doesn’t matter; what matters is, you can’t leave, isn’t that Carney Shaw your brother’s archenemy? What if your brother’s identity is exposed..."
"Justin Xavier!" Leah quickly interrupted him, calling his full name. Her eyes widened and contracted rapidly before she slowly spat out the difficult words, "How could you... how could you say such a thing? How could you... use my brother to threaten me?"
She stared at him in shock, forgetting to breathe for a moment.
Justin Xavier gripped her shoulder tightly, the mocking curve at his lips deepening, "You hid it from me because you were wary of me, weren’t you? Because you were afraid I would harm your brother. Leah, you’ve never trusted me!"
The sensitive nerve in Leah’s head was immediately struck, she looked up, her eyes red as she stared at him, "Over ten years ago, my brother already died once because of the Xavier family. You changed his life. Ten years later, I don’t want my brother to die again because of you!"
She finally spoke the truth; she didn’t trust him, nor did she dare to.
In her heart, the past between the Xavier and Thorne families had always been a chasm between her and him.
Justin Xavier pressed his thin lips tightly, forming a chilling pale arc, then slowly released his hold.
But Leah reached out her small hand, grabbing his sleeve, "Justin Xavier, my brother’s identity cannot be exposed, don’t hurt him!"
Justin Xavier looked at her, "Leah, you keep saying not to hurt your brother; in your heart, is he so weak that he needs his sister’s plea, or is there no place for me in your heart? Even if there is, isn’t your brother more important? Aren’t you afraid I might get hurt by him?"
Leah shook her head, large tears falling from her eyes. She choked, "That’s different, the Thorne family has never harmed you. My brother loves me, because you’re the one I love, so he’d never harm you. But you’re different... you have never shown compassion for my sake, you would harm my brother..."
Her words, "you’re the one I love," eventually softened Justin Xavier’s tense brows. He reached out to embrace Leah, kissing the tears on her cheeks, "As long as you stay by my side, I won’t do anything."
He couldn’t be compassionate for her, not even for her brother Mort. He admitted he had contemplated making Mort disappear when he saw the plane ticket.
This notion hasn’t been dismissed until now.
He admitted he was truly cruel.
There are countless possibilities in this world; he couldn’t risk the slightest possibility of losing her.
But as long as she stayed by his side, he could treat the whole world with kindness.
