Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 86: A Newcomer

"Pay attention," Steve interrupted smoothly, still holding her wrist, prompting her to look ahead.

"Nat," Mia murmured helplessly, hoping to get her out of here.

She was sure, no one would bid on Natalie, leaving her embarrassed in front of hall full of entire business world or rather a scum would bid on her.

"She is strong enough to deal with it. Don’t worry," Steve assured, though his voice remained cold and far from any genuine concern.

Mia shot him a glare. "I don’t need you to tell me that. And if you think you can mess with this best friend of mine, then you can dream on. Natalie is not like that slut Nora...Ugh..."

The grip on her wrist tightened the next moment, making her wince in pain. Steve’s calm facade slipping for just a moment as his eyes flashed with anger.

Mia, ever defiant, didn’t back down. "Are you angry because I said my best friend is out of your reach, or because I called your precious ’love’ a slut?"

Steve’s eyes darkened with anger, but before he could respond, the emcee’s voice and a loud cheer pulled their attention back to the stage.

"Five hundred million for Ms. Briena! That’s a new record, even beating Mr. Davis’s bid. Mr. Ivan Brown, you sure love your fiancée! We can all see it!"

The crowd erupted into applause, cheering for Ivan and Briena.

Ivan remained calm and composed in his place, seemingly enjoying the attention and praise and it was all thanks to Briena. He could see the men around him felt envious of him for having a beautiful and capable woman like Briena with him.

back so your friend Ivan could swoop in and be the star of

"Would you rather I stayed in and bid on

at Natalie, thinking, If only I could

to be with Mr. and Mrs. Brown," the emcee teased, causing the crowd to

called "Mrs. Brown," her shy smile perfectly timed

of the first dance of

making it painfully clear that no one wanted to associate with Natalie, the woman tarnished by

stars. He saved his family image by bidding already, and

glanced around, relieved. ’If Justin were here, he’d probably have bid on that troublemaker, given his recent interest in Natalie Ford. Thank God he

there, unmoved

bid on Ms Natalie, then let’s see if anyone else is interested in

"One billion."

as a tall, imposing man in an expensive suit entered the event

billion? Murmured rose in the hall. who is this

her curiosity mirroring the crowd’s. She didn’t recognize him, and neither did anyone else. The rich, confident figure seemed to have appeared out

at the same time she was thankful that he bid on Briena, so he and Ivan could continued fighting over her and she could make her

seen this man before, which made his sudden appearance all the more puzzling.

gaze fixed squarely on

and Sephina exchanged proud glances. The fact that another

isn’t she, Mother?" Clara chirped, practically

taking credit for Briena’s allure. "I’ve always doted on her