Julia was also surprised to see this latest piece of news.
Jas, who had returned ho after being away for a while, after having a breakfast with her, decided to accompany his overly excited mother, even though all he did was work in his study.
The door of his study suddenly opened as Julia barged in, clearly shocked. "Jas, do you even know who your daughter’s husband is?"
Jas simply looked at her. If Natalie was with Justin, he had no reason to ddle in his daughter’s life. Knowing Justin well, he was sure Natalie would end up with him in the end.
Julia placed her mobile on his table and said, "Read the news."
Jas glanced at the screen and saw the title: CEO of NextEra. Then, as if it were nothing to be bothered about, his expression softened, and he looked back at his file.
"What?!" Julia exclaid at his calmness. "Aren’t you going to say anything?" she asked in a confrontational tone. "If her husband is soone like this CEO, then..." she mumbled under her breath, barely audible, "...what will happen to my Justin?"
Jas gently set his file aside, stood up, and guided his mother to sit in the chair. Then he poured her a glass of water and handed it to her. "Have so water and calm down first. The doctor told you to stay calm, or your blood pressure might spike."
Julia obediently drank the water and took a few deep breaths to calm herself.
"Do you even know what kind of person this CEO is? There’s no information about him," Julia continued, still agitated, blurting out every anxious thought that ca to mind. "He’s never shown himself, so there must be sothing wrong with him. Maybe he’s ugly! Natalie is beautiful and now a princess. If he’s her husband and he’s not a good person, he might make it difficult for her to get a divorce."
"Why do you want her to divorce him?" Jas asked, settling back into his chair, his deanor calm.
"We don’t know what kind of person he is," Julia said, her mind filled with worry for Justin. "We should make her marry soone we know and trust. A good man... soone close to us..."
"Who do you have in mind?" Jas asked.
"I don’t want to hand over my only granddaughter to so mysterious stranger. I just hope the man she’s with is soone who will protect and care for her," she added carefully. "Soone like you or... umm... soone like Justin would be right for her. No less than that."
"Then your wish is granted," Jas said.
"What do you an?" Julia asked, her gaze sharp, trying to read her son’s expression.
"That CEO is none other than Justin," Jas said directly, only to hear his mother exclaim in another wave of shock, "What?!"
He humd and casually resud his work. "Justin is not my biological son. So it’s fine if he marries Natalie. I hope you don’t have any objections. Even if you do, you know Justin well—he does what he wants."
Julia slowly ca out of her shock. "Why would I mind? In fact, I already knew they were together. I was just worried you wouldn’t approve. But it seems like I was overthinking."
Jas looked at his mother, shaking his head in disbelief. Here he was, worrying that she wouldn’t approve, but she looked more excited than anyone.
"Jas, after we bring Natalie ho, she will officially be your daughter—a Harper. Since she’s already married to him, what about Justin?" Julia asked.
"It’s up to him to decide what he wants to do," Jas replied calmly.
"He would have to revoke the adoption," Julia said in an awkward tone. "They both can’t be Harpers; it would make them siblings."
Unbothered, Jas responded, "Justin never planned to be dependent on or the Harper family. Let him do what he feels is right." After a brief pause, considering a few things, he added, "He’s probably going to fully assu his identity as the CEO of NextEra."
"What about his identity as Justin Harper? The entire business world is still anticipating his appearance," she pointed out.
"We’ll handle that when the ti cos," Jas assured her. "There’s no one in this world who can question what the Harper family does. And neither do I care what other says."
"As long as we all agree and everyone’s happy, the na one chooses doesn’t matter," Julia comnted thoughtfully. "Once I et him, I’ll ask about everything—his other identity and his marriage to Natalie."
Jas humd once more while Julia stared at her son for longer than she should.
Sensing her gaze, Jas looked up. "Anything else?"
"You t Caryn, didn’t you?" she asked, a playful smile tugging at her lips.
Jas simply humd in response.
Julia chuckled. "No wonder all of a sudden you’re acting like a human—a human with so emotions, and one who actually knows how to talk." She sighed in relief and added, "Only I know how tired I was of that rock of a son."
Jas didn’t comnt on that. He was simply worried about his mother and showing his care in his own way.
"But I am upset that Justin didn’t tell he was the CEO of that company," Julia said, her tone turning sad.
"He didn’t tell either," Jas replied.
"Then how do you know?"
"He grew up in my care. If I didn’t know what he was doing, I would be a failure as his guardian."
Julia smiled softly. "He kept it hidden for so long but revealed it for Natalie’s sake. We can see how much he cares for her." She decided aloud, "I’m going to Imperial City. It’s been a while since I’ve seen Natalie. I’ll also visit Caryn."
Just as she finished speaking, Jas interrupted, "You can’t et Caryn yet. Don’t go to her."
"Why?"
"Because I’m telling you not to," Jas said in a firm, resolute tone. "When the ti is right, you’ll et her anyway."
Jas knew Caryn’s temper had worsened, and he didn’t want Julia to see her in that state.
Julia could only agree. "Ask Lucas to book my tickets."
Jas humd in acknowledgnt.
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