Chapter 41: Your Grandpa Is Coming
"We don’t have time for this," he said calmly, gently pushing her aside as he entered her home with his bag, completely disregarding the fact that it was Natalie’s home, not his.
Stunned, Natalie watched as Justin placed his bag on the table and began unzipping it. "Help me arrange my stuff, quickly," he instructed.
"Wait... What’s going on?" she asked, eyeing the bag full of his belongings. "What’s the meaning of this? Why would your stuff be here...?"
"Your grandfather is arriving in the next ten minutes," Justin replied, busy pulling items out of the bag.
All the colours drained from Natalie’s face as she turned pale. "G-Grandpa? Why would he be here?"
"Would you rather let him discover your lies, or help me now so it doesn’t look like your husband doesn’t stay with you?" His voice was cold and impatient. "He’ll be here any moment. Later, don’t blame me for not warning you..."
Before he could finish, Natalie sprang into action as if a ghost were chasing her. She grabbed the slippers he had brought. "Take off your shoes and put these on," she ordered, already rummaging through his bag in a frantic panic. "We need to get this bag into the bedroom and arrange your clothes. The toiletries should go in the bathroom, your work stuff on the desk, and some of your clothes should be drying on the stand..."
"Natalie," Justin’s cold voice cut through her frenzy, stopping her in her tracks.
"What are you calling me for? Didn’t I tell you to change your shoes...?" she started, her voice tinged with frustration.