Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 53: What If You Fail?

"What? Natalie offered a mocking smile, her eyes gleaming with wickedness. "Were you expecting me to say that if I fail, I’ll give up all my inheritance in the family?"

Sephina was caught off guard as this was what always worked on Natalie- Challenge her, push her to fail, and then take control over her.

Seeing her grandma shocked, memories flashed before Natalie’s eyes, memories of past manipulations that had shaped her into the woman she was now.

"Grandma, if I win this competition, will you let me pursue it? I love making perfumes," a younger Natalie had once pleaded.

"Alright, but what if you fail?" Sephina had asked.

"I will give up on it," Natalie had promised, only to have that dream crushed when she inevitably failed or most precisely she was pushed to fail.

"Grandma, my teacher said I’m skilled at piano, and I can win this competition."

"What if you fail?"

"I won’t play again."

So many such incidents happened where she failed and in the end all she got to hear was- "You were meant to fail. Briena is the one who deserves it."

"After living with vultures like you, no one can be so naive to

fail but she didn’t want to

suddenly intervened, stepping forward as if she was

this mouth. Got your answer? Next time, try changing your question so I won’t

hands to protect her face, as if expecting a

give you another footage to record so you go on telling people how I beat you. I can’t afford it when

her voice dropping to a low, menacing whisper in Briena’s ear. "But if you really want to get beaten up to knock some sense into that nasty brain of yours, come to my home. I’ll happily fulfill your wish. I’m an expert at giving a good beating in secret rather than in public.

whispered in her

the heir you’ve chosen, Grandma—someone who cries at just a little teasing from me. I must say, it’s a good decision;

glared at Briena to which she immediately

turned to leave but paused as she grabbed the file she had just signed. "Oh, I’m taking this file with me. I’ll need it when I step into that company’s office, considering how you people have completely ruined my image. It’ll be handy when I have to slap some sense into people who doubt my

high, leaving the

have to do something to break her arrogance," Clara said, as she

at Clara than at Natalie. "First, teach your daughter to be more like her. If Briena were even half as sharp as

criticism, quickly moved to Sephina’s side and clung to her hand like a child seeking comfort. "I’m sorry, Grandma, for

this company away from you," Sephian warned

asked, "Grandma, what if Natalie

That company is nothing more than an empty shell. It will only bring her more trouble and humiliation." With that, Sephina picked up her cellphone and made a quick call. "Natalie

exchanged knowing glances, relieved. As long as Sephina was alive, they wouldn’t have to confront Natalie directly. This old woman had