My Secret Billionaire Husband
Chapter 286 - 288: Is your older brother, Brandon, not at home today?

Chapter 286: Chapter 288: Is your older brother, Brandon, not at home today?

"I used to like him, but that’s really a thing of the past now."

"He cheated on me with my sister, abandoning our ten years of feelings. How could I possibly like him again?"

"Ashton Heath, please believe me." Joanna Lawrence’s eyes were filled with sincerity, her gaze straightforward. "I admit that I had thought of getting a divorce from you before because I felt that our marriage wouldn’t last long. But..."

"But what?" His deep black eyes locked on her. "What do you think now?"

Joanna saw a hint of eagerness in those profound eyes.

Though it wasn’t obvious, she still caught it.

He could hardly wait to know her answer.

Joanna bit her lip and thought carefully: "Now I won’t think about getting a divorce anymore. Ashton Heath, I will truly try to accept you and our marriage. Whether the outcome is good or bad, I want to give it a serious try."

"There won’t be a bad outcome."

As soon as she finished speaking, she was tightly held by the man, her heart beating much faster than before. "Baby, trust me, I’m taking this marriage more seriously than ever."

"Thank you for this decision. I’m really thankful, baby."

He gently held her face, like a fragile item, extremely precious: "Baby, thank you for being willing to forgive me, and for giving me a chance."

"I will prove with my actions that your choice will not be wrong."

"And as for Rebecca Kelloway, don’t worry about her. I’ve already talked things through with her. I believe she won’t do anything irrational."

As soon as Joanna heard him mention Rebecca Kelloway, she raised her head abruptly: "You, you’ve talked it over with Rebecca? What did you say to her?"

Ashton’s eyes were gentle as he looked at her: "I didn’t say it too directly. After all, she’s a girl, so I have to save her some face."

"However, she definitely understood what I meant."

"...Alright." Joanna actually wanted to say that she really didn’t care too much about Rebecca at all.

After all, no matter how much Rebecca liked Ashton Heath, her affection was unrequited.

However, she didn’t dare say this anymore.

She had just "reconciled" with Ashton Heath, and she didn’t want to ruin the atmosphere again.

Moreover, the feeling of arguing was truly unbearable.

She didn’t want to argue with him ever again.

"If she ever causes you any trouble in the future, just tell me." Ashton thought for a moment and added, "You don’t need to worry about my friendship with her. You’re my wife, and if they don’t respect you, they don’t take our friendship seriously either; you don’t need to be considerate."

This meant he was going to back her up and stand by her.

A smile formed at the corners of Joanna’s lips, and the sweetness in her heart grew even sweeter: "Okay, I understand."

*

They had dinner at the Heath family home that night.

When Joanna and Ashton went downstairs, they found that Rebecca was not there.

Lady Octavia and Madam Heath were already seated at the table.

When Tedd announced that Joanna and Ashton had arrived, Madam Heath saw Joanna and waved at her with a kindly smile: "Come over here, my granddaughter-in-law, sit right next to Grandma."

Joanna: "..."

In the afternoon, she had called her by her nickname, Joanna.

By evening, she was now her granddaughter-in-law?

Ashton couldn’t help but laugh, and he whispered in her ear: "Grandma really likes you. I haven’t seen her be this enthusiastic about anyone other than me."

Joanna was a bit startled, blinking her eyes and feeling overwhelmed: "Really?"

"Of course." Ashton nodded. "Brandon is her own grandson, but she’s never liked him as much. She says he always has a grim face, and even though he’s young, he’s just like a 50 or 60-year-old veteran, not likable at all."

"Umm,...

This was the first time Joanna heard Ashton mention his elder brother.

She didn’t know much about Brandon Heath.

She had only seen him in the news about political affairs, and knew that he currently held a high-ranking position in Australand’s Military Department.

Moreover, he would be participating in the next General Election.

It could be said that Brandon was the youngest candidate for the presidency ever, being only 30 years old this year.

Most of the other candidates were over 50 years old.

Though he was young, he was the most promising candidate, with the highest online support rate.

Like Ashton, Brandon had all sorts of enviable advantages. Not only did he come from a prestigious background, but he also looked exceptionally handsome.

Compared to Ashton, he appeared even colder on television.

No, to be precise, more serious.

Whenever he attended any public event, he always looked serious and indifferent, as if his entire body was covered in the words "stay away."

According to Madam Heath, he did indeed give off the impression of a 50 or 60-year-old veteran.

But even so, Joanna knew that Brandon had a huge female fan base.

As a seeker of good-looking guys, her friend Aria Rowlett once had a crush on him, always calling Brandon "dear husband."

Joanna looked around curiously: "Isn’t your elder brother at home today?"

Joanna was quite eager to meet this man who had enthralled thousands of young girls and women in Closia, wanting to see if his real person was really as handsome as he appeared on television.

However, it seemed that Brandon was not at home.

That made sense, since he frequently appeared in the news flying from one country to another.