Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 232: Evil Glint In Her Eyes

Daniel turned to her, bowing his head slightly in acknowledgment. "As you wish, Ms. Natalie. I have been instructed to follow whatever you wish me to do."

What? The collective shock was seen among the guests, though no one dared voice it aloud. In their minds, they were all screaming the same question.

Daniel Cross, the most feared lawyer in the city, was instructed by the NextEra CEO to follow Natalie’s directives?

Whoever could command such a lawyer’s allegiance was undoubtedly powerful—but Natalie? What relationship did she have with the NextEra CEO? And wasn’t she already married?

Faye stood frozen, her mind reeling. She turned to her own lawyer for guidance. Though visibly shaken, he gave her a slight nod, urging her to proceed. It was too late to back out now. His orders were clear: escalate the matter and ensure Natalie was discredited in front of everyone.

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Meanwhile, in the Ford’s office...

"Why is she so calm?" Clara asked, her voice tinged with unease. "And what did she mean by allowing them entry even with a fake invitation card? Was she expecting this all along?"

"That’s not the real issue, Mother," Briena interjected. "Look at the screen—Daniel Cross is there, and he mentioned the NextEra CEO is supporting her. This makes things far worse."

Clara and Briena both turned toward Sephina, who hadn’t said a word. Her eyes were glued to the television. Finally, she spoke, her tone dismissive. "You two worry too much."

Briena’s concern didn’t waver. "What if Faye fails and implicates us? We can’t afford to be at odds with NextEra."

Clara scoffed, waving her hand dismissively. "This has nothing to do with us. It’s all Amelia Brown’s doing—she arranged everything with Faye. If anyone is in trouble, it’ll be her."

happy if this reflects badly on us," Briena countered, a hint of

to his mother so much and start valuing

a

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Inside the event hall

under my name even after you rejected them. You must not know that, right?" Faye asked. "This formula was registered a few months

it after leaving Browns, so of course, I registered it

or not, this already proves I was the first

we invented the same formula by coincidence?"

thinking Natalie was trying to defend herself. "This perfume was my best creation, and I treasure it the most. I was waiting to propose it to get an investment and start

the perfume made with this smells?" Natalie repeated her question from before. "Maybe try the smell from this bottle and see if it’s the exact one

perfume bottles placed on display on the stage. She sprayed some on the testing paper.

so good? Faye couldn’t help but wonder. If I can truly prove it’s my formula, I will be famous and rolling in immense

same one you created from this

excitedly. "This is the one, my treasure. It smells

interrupted, but feel free to check this perfume. The truth will come out soon, and you won’t regret

but also the perfume intended for the opposite gender. The set came as a pair of two bottles: one

Won’t you try the one for men? Maybe that’s

She sprayed it on a testing strip and sniffed it. Her brows furrowed in confusion. She

"They’re the same. Are you fooling everyone by putting the same

you claim this is your creation, you should know why both