Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 237: Neither Merciful Nor Forgiving

"Mrs. Amelia Brown," Faye answered. "She also promised that once the perfume was in my name, their company would launch it and share the profit with me."

"Hmm, so Amelia Brown is getting rid of her competition even before it can stand against her cosmetic company?" Mia asked, chuckling. "I must say, she is a delusional woman."

"I... I just did what she told me to do. I am innocent," Faye said, crying her heart out.

Slap!

A tight slap left Faye sprawled on the ground as Mia stood in front of her like a wild tigress, ready to protect her cub, Natalie.

"Innocent?" Mia scoffed coldly. "The moment you got to test that perfume and found its scent was amazing and unique, your own greed drove you to follow this plan—your greed to earn money for what didn’t belong to you. You thought you could make this formula yours, then rip off Natalie and me by suing us. You even dreamt about gaining fame and fortune with this perfume. Do you think we didn’t notice the way you drooled over it?"

Steve’s eyes widened as, after so long, he saw Mia this fierce, even raising her hand on someone. During university days, it had been a repeated occurrence. Whenever someone tried to bully Natalie, Mia would make them taste the blood in their mouth. Almost every student feared her, and didn’t dare mess with her.

Unfortunately, the last time she had raised her hand on someone, that person had been him. He still remembered her angry face and moist eyes, trying to suppress her emotions behind her anger. That was the moment he had lost her. That face of hers still haunted him every night.

"I admit my mistake," Faye said. "I am but an ordinary person caught in the fights of wealthy people. Please let me go."

"As you say," Mia said, and the next moment, the police arrived.

take her away," Mia said. "The legal

by Dan, as he knew the plan

officer nodded and instructed the lady constables

at Natalie. "You said you won’t sue me. Are you going against

of being stolen from you—though Natalie created it—is now owned by my company, as she sold it to me. That means I have all the rights to sue you and punish you with every single charge I can file against you. I will make sure you don’t come out of prison until all your hair turns gray. I am not as merciful and forgiving as Natalie

she said about

can’t do this to me," Faye screamed but was dragged away by

been a pain in the ass for Natalie even when she was working under her. I wish I could just kick her a few times. Only if

left utterly embarrassed and ready to

called after him. "Mr. Shawn, let your real client know they’ll have to face the consequences of trying to harm

nod politely

the reason she couldn’t

were all curious to know what

at Ms. Taylor, her gaze confident, showing no wariness of

are you asking me this because you truly feel I played a trick and want to criticize me for it, or are you genuinely curious to

pride in Natalie’s eyes and demeanor.

tone. "But more