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."

badly on us," Briena countered, a hint of

stop listening to his mother

into a

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Inside the event hall

Natalie, "I had my works already copyrighted under my name even after you rejected them. You must not know that, right?" Faye asked. "This formula was registered a few months back, and I am sure you must have registered yours

invented it after leaving Browns, so of

scoffed. "Whether you agree or not, this already proves I was the

invented the same formula

was my best creation, and I treasure it the most. I was waiting to propose it to get an investment and start my own company, but you beat me

Natalie repeated her question from before. "Maybe

confident that Natalie had no way out, walked towards the perfume bottles placed on display on the stage. She sprayed some on the testing paper. The moment she smelled it, her expression

formula, I will be famous and rolling in immense wealth, other than getting

one you created from this formula?" Natalie asked, her

is the one, my

all the guests. "A while ago, you were all interrupted, but feel free to check this perfume. The truth will come out soon, and you won’t regret trying

who had been curious tried the perfume and couldn’t help but like it—not just the one meant for their own gender, but also the perfume intended for the opposite gender. The set came as a pair of two bottles: one for men and one for

Won’t you try the one for men?

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

same. Are you fooling everyone by putting the same

not fooling anyone," Natalie replied coolly. "But since you claim this is your creation, you should know