Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 230: Not The Reaction She Desired

Mia’s parents, taken aback, were ready to stand up, but Morris stopped them. "Let her handle it."

His father clearly looked displeased. "But..."

"She had told me to take care of you, if something like this happened," Morris explained.

"What do you mean, is she aware this was going to happen?" Mr Wilson turned angry, "Did they really steal? Even if she is my daughter, I would never..."

"No father," Morris placed his hand on his father’s. "Don’t you know your daughter? Do you really think Mia can ever do such a thing, the one who rejected all the privileges from her wealthy family and resorted to the way of struggle?"

"Not Mia, but what if Natalie?" Mia’s mother hesitated to say it.

"We have known Natalie for so many years. So many things happened with her, but have we ever changed our options about her?" Morris asked.

Mia’s mother shook her head. "That’s because we know....Forget it." Her mother sighed as she looked towards the stage, "Let’s trust these two like we always did."

Mr Wilson somewhat calmed down as well and spoke, "If they are wrong, let them face the consequences of their own actions. It would be a great lesson for them."

Morris didn’t comment as he simply decided to trust Mia and Natalie.

The hall had fallen into silence, the tension thick as everyone waited to see how Mia and Natalie would respond.

While the guests looked puzzled or shocked, Natalie and Mia looked calm and simply looked at the woman standing below the stage, looking back at them with a challenging gaze.

Dan stepped forward, addressing the woman politely. "Ms., I think there’s some misunderstanding. The perfume formula was personally designed by Ms. Natalie and is already registered under Ms. Mia’s company."

"I’m not mistaken," the woman snapped, her voice firm. "I have proof that this formula belongs to me." She turned her attention to Natalie, her tone accusing. "I am Faye. I used to work under Ms Natalie as her associate at the Brown industries’ cosmetic department. This isn’t the first time she’s done this to me. Even before she used my perfume formulas and claimed the credit for herself. As her associate only, I could do nothing but accept my fate."

Natalie raised an eyebrow, her lips curving into an amused smirk. Her calm demeanor only seemed to agitate the woman further.

At that moment, Ryan and John brought a well-cushioned chair onto the stage, placing it beside Natalie. She gracefully took a seat, and John adjusted a soft cushion behind her lower back for added comfort.

Natalie was not allowed to stand for long and given what’s going on, it was going to take time and she needed to be comfortable.

said nonchalantly, settling into the chair. "Your name

in, "Too unfair for being just an associate. Do

wavered as she suddenly found herself

Faye?" Mia asked coolly, walking over to Natalie. She sat

the scene throughout the hall,

people, and during such a crucial event, neither Natalie nor Mia seemed the least bit shaken.

silence, the lawyer who had accompanied Faye walked up to the stage. "I am Ms. Faye’s legal representative, Advocate

from his bag and presented it. "Ms. Natalie,

on stage, stepped forward to take the file from him and

the contents briefly before speaking. "This is indeed the

Even though she had confessed to Natalie about being blackmailed and forced to hand over the formula, Natalie had insisted on going through

everything works out, Nora thought anxiously. If it doesn’t, I’ll never

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elsewhere, Justin sat across from the silver-haired Vincent, their discussion interrupted as Noah approached Justin

be facing some trouble at the event," Noah

own associate, who stepped forward and

was going on during the event and news channels were spicing up the

sighed as if they had just wasted their precious time and handed the tablet

it herself," Both the men said

glances between their bosses, who had spoken in perfect unison, and then

commented, his tone casual. "Or are you just too lazy

your deal?" Justin

well enough

I know her more than just ’well enough’,"Justin countered smoothly, his gaze steady. "These kinds

rubbing his temples. "As much as I dislike you, I have to

smugly. "Now let’s cut to the chase. Who are

this: Who are you? If the real Aiden Handrix—or Aiden Shaw,

calm and unaffected. His composure

deceived her in any way, I

standing off to the side, stiffened. His eyes narrowed at Vincent, his glare icy. Does this man even know who

a faint smile. "I’d like to see