Mr. Chairman’s Devious Wife by Brey Mitchylle

A Family Affair

“I have yet to make up my mind,” Sofia said, her eyes narrowing her eyes at him. Did he come because of his proposition?

The enticing aroma of freshly baked croissants wafted through the air, causing her stomach to growl involuntarily.

She stole a glance at the tempting spread, attempting to feign indifference to both the food and the audible protest of her hungry stomach. It was a futile effort.

“Is there a need for such pretense?” Alexander’s inquiry cut through the air, devoid of sympathy. “Eat your fill. I only came to make sure that you did not murder anyone. My plans would not succeed when you are in prison.”

Blunt, Sofia acknowledged inwardly, her attention reluctantly shifting from the tantalizing croissants to the man seated across from her. She picked up her fork and began to mechanically spear a piece of brunch, attempting to divert her focus away from Alexander’s words.

“LH Group will hold its annual shareholder’s meeting, and in this meeting, your stepfather will blame you for the mishaps. Not directly, of course.”

“W— What?” The cup of coffee in her hand trembled, threatening to spill. His words demanded her full attention, taking all the heaviness and headache from her hangover.

LH Design was the subsidiary of LH Group. Currently, she is the Head Designer of LH Design and its acting CEO. Before she could continue thinking about this, Alexander pushed another document her way. She opened it without asking any more questions.

“This— “

“A plagiarism scandal ready to explode,” Alexander interrupted, delivering the revelation with a cool matter-of-factness.

“I made those designs…” Sofia’s voice wavered. How could it be plagiarism? She spent countless nights drawing them, choosing the materials carefully for the upcoming collection.

He didn’t answer. He studied her appearance, his eyes confident yet something about it contained cruelty that made her uncomfortable.

“A rich heiress who grew up with a silver spoon against a working woman who struggled to make ends meet. Who do you think the media will believe?” he asked, his voice cutting through her like a sharp knife.

say? Why would

“Stepfather,” he corrected her.

herself. Her mother married her stepfather when she was just two years old. Her biological father died when her mother was pregnant, and the

was only a few months older than Sofia. Because of this, the

should already know what I was talking about, no?” he asked. This time, Sofia did not answer. She only stared at the document as she thought

her trust fund and inheritance from her late grandfather would belong to her. Shares, stocks,

inheritance, some conditions must be met. She did not tell Daniel about these conditions, as this had been kept a secret by

about the conditions, and that

stepfather would create a scandal like this. It was to taint her name. He wanted to show the board that the heiress of LH Group is

“Smart,” he smirked.

already doubted her own words. She grew up with Lawrence, and he treated her like

your sister would never betray your trust?”

Must he add fuel to the fire? She was not sure if he was making fun of her. The funny thing was, that he was only stating facts. She swallowed in response. What happened last night

been

was not leniency. It was

did she not notice that every

she truly

hadn’t just growled earlier. To her surprise, there were other things included in the document. Again, there were images. However, unlike the images that

“This woman…”

and Charlotte

birth. She left and never came back. Lawrence quickly assumed all the responsibility and

years, Sofia started calling Lawrence, father. There was once a time that Lawrence wanted to legally adopt her, but Sofia’s grandmother declined,

Sofia’s relationship with her

found something even more concerning. It was Lianne,