Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 46: Briena’s Pitiful Act

That same evening, Briena and her mother, Clara, arrived at a private room in one of the high-end hotels, where they had arranged a dinner with Ivan and his mother, Amelia. The purpose was to clarify the recent incident that had negatively impacted Briena’s image.

"Mother, what if Ivan breaks off the engagement with me?" Briena’s voice trembled, her face sad, eyes moist with unshed tears.

"It won’t happen," Clara assured her, her tone firm. "I’ve already spoken to his mother. Your grandmother has ordered the clearing of all those news stories, and she’s even offered a new project contract to the Browns. With the power we hold, they have no choice but to comply."

"But Natalie... she’s not going to stop. I’m sure she’ll continue to create problems for me. She won’t accept seeing me with Ivan. What if she plots something again? She’s there living with her husband, and here I am..." Briena choked on her words, tears spilling from her eyes.

"Oh, my poor baby!" Clara cooed, wiping away her daughter’s tears. "Don’t worry, I have a plan that will destroy her life once and for all. After this, not only Ivan but even her husband will throw her away. No one will want her, except maybe some beggar on the roadside."

Briena’s teary, sad eyes suddenly lit up with hope and a flicker of malice. "What do you plan, Mother?"

"There’s a new drug I’ve acquired," Clara whispered conspiratorially. "Once we make her take it, her life will be ruined."

Briena was delighted to see her pitiful act had worked perfectly on her mother. "How are we going to give it to her?"

"Soon, there will be a wedding anniversary celebration for your grandparents. Your father and I are planning a grand party in their honor. That event, filled with many guests, will be her downfall." Wicked smirk playing on her lips. "Her scandal will ruin her life, unlike her mother, who managed to find her way into Jay’s life."

"You are truly great, Mother," Briena praised, her earlier despair replaced with admiration.

need to maintain a sad and hurt image to calm

opened, and Ivan and his mother, Amelia, entered the room. As instructed, Briena quickly adopted a sorrowful expression, her moist eyes lowered in a display of

with a bright smile, "I’m so

wanted to meet my

wave of relief, reassured that the marriage between Briena and Ivan was

but she kept her composure and said, "Ivan, it’s good to see you. Please, both of you, have a

the circular table, with Ivan eventually taking a seat beside Briena. She finally lifted her gaze, looking at him with a soft "Hello, Ivan," before addressing his mother.

"What happened to your

what she said in

She’s living with her husband?" Amelia

home, and they seem to be having a great time while we’re left to deal with the embarrassment in front of the entire world." Clara gently placed a hand over her daughter’s, adding, "Briena simply couldn’t stand Natalie’s smugness and wanted to punish her on Ivan’s behalf. But Natalie

has the nerve to live happily with another man? What a wretch!" She turned to Ivan. "Trust me, I’m relieved you didn’t marry her. Do you see her true colors

I just wanted Natalie to feel the humiliation she made Ivan endure on their wedding day. What greater humiliation for a man can there be than discovering that the woman he trusted and

clenched his fists under the table, seething with anger at the thought that Natalie was now living with her husband. She had played

you," Amelia nudged him gently. "Look at how sad she looks. This is all because of Natalie—she’s taken the peace from our

Her small beautiful face was so innocent and pitiful that it would evoke

happened," he finally said, his voice steady. "Just stay away from her