Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother novel Chapter 239

Chapter 239: Worried and Scared

Meanwhile in Sephina’s office.

The three Ford women were glued to the screen, where Faye had revealed Amelia Brown’s name and had been proven guilty by Natalie.

"This Natalie!" Briena exclaimed. "Why does it feel like she was aware of what was going to happen and prepared everything beforehand? Were you trapping her, or was she trapping us?" Briena said in disbelief. "What will happen now?"

Clara patted her daughter’s hand and said, "Don’t worry. Nothing will come to us. Faye or no one else is aware of our involvement—not even Amelia Brown. As I said before, if it fails, Amelia Brown will be the one to face the consequences."

Briena hummed and looked at her grandmother, whose gaze had turned colder.

"Grandma," Briena called out.

"We have underestimated her," Sephina said. "I keep forgetting she would be sly and deceitful like her mother. This girl, I have to crush her tail soon before she grows bigger. I can’t let her gain power."

"Grandma, didn’t you see she already gained power by having the NextEra CEO with her?" Briena said.

Just then, they heard something from the TV, and all of their bodies froze.

"Are you Aroma?" they heard Ms. Taylor asking Natalie.

The TV screen showed both their expressions—Ms. Taylor’s shock with realization and Natalie responding with a smile.

"G-Grandma..." Briena’s next words choked in her throat as they watched what was happening next.

The three women, all shocked, continued to watch until Mia stopped the reporters from asking questions.

"Mother..." Briena turned to Clara. "What will happen now? Will she prove I’m not Aroma? If that happens..."

"She can’t prove it," Sephina said, regaining her composure after seeing Briena panic. "She has no proof. She’s just bluffing to scare us. Just like her mother, this wretch is shrewd and trying to intimidate us. In reality, she has nothing in her hands to prove anything. Back then, all the proof was on your side, and she was proven to be a thief."

Though Sephina sounded confident, Briena and Clara couldn’t help but feel wary.

"Mother, this is not the same Natalie from the past," Clara added. "The more I look at her, the scarier she seems now. I can’t tell what she would do if she were in front of us. She has changed a lot after her marriage."

"She changed when she returned from Xyros, but she hid her fangs well because of Albert. But now, she has nothing to worry about," Sephina replied. "At the same time, she could have done this after returning from Xyros. So why did she keep quiet for the past two years?" Sephina asked, then answered herself. "It’s because she knew she couldn’t prove anything. And now, she’s just bluffing because she has strong power behind her."

Clara thought about it and said, "She did say she had no proof."

"Yes, because she has none. I took care of everything well," Sephina assured her and looked at Briena. "Don’t worry. Just focus on the perfume competition and your movie shooting. Once you win the competition, it will prove you are Aroma."

"Grandma, you know I am not that good. How am I going to make competition winning perfume?" Briena asked.

"Leave it to me. You will get perfume formula. All you have to do is to practice on creating it, like how you did in the past," Sephina replied.

"Yes, Grandma," Briena agreed, but inside, she couldn’t help but panic. I don’t think Grandma will do anything else to stop Natalie. It seems I’ll have to take things into my own hands to protect myself. I can’t afford any scandal now, or I’ll lose my film.

Ivan marched upstairs to his mother, worry gripping his mind. What has Mother done?

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Inside Amelia’s room.

She was crying while sitting on the bed as the news flashed on the TV screen. Her husband, clearly displeased, was scolding her. _{ƒrēewebnovel.com}