A Woman Worth Billions Dated the Wrong Brother novel Chapter 421

Jason POV

Amber’s numbers had finally stopped falling, but nobody was willing to use the word stable again.

Neither was I.

Emory remained with the critical-care team, working through every result as it came in while I sat beside Amber’s bed with my hand wrapped around hers. Her condition was still critical, and every few minutes my eyes moved automatically from her face to the monitors, as if I could somehow keep the numbers where they belonged simply by watching them.

Mr. Asher hadn’t left either. His phone had barely stopped ringing since he’d discovered that his sister had contacted relatives to announce that her branch no longer wanted to be considered part of the Asher family.

We already knew Adrian was missing, nobody could reach him. His phone wasn’t connecting, he hadn’t responded to company communications, and no one could establish his current location. Mr. Stait’s people were already tracing his movements.

The problem was Clara.

We had tried calling her repeatedly, but she hadn’t answered. With Amber suddenly turning critical and everyone scrambling between her medical emergency and the investigation, nobody had managed to reach Adrian’s wife directly.

Pamela and Marcus were standing just outside Amber’s room when Pamela’s phone rang.

She looked at the screen and immediately stepped inside.

“It’s Clara.”

Every conversation stopped.

Pamela answered. “Clara?”

“Pamela, I’m sorry. I just saw all your calls. Is everything okay? Is this about Amber?”

Pamela looked at us before putting the phone on speaker.

“Clara, Jason, Mr. Asher and Mr. Stait are here with me.”

There was a brief pause.

“Okay.”

Pamela took a breath. “We’ve been trying to reach you because we can’t find Adrian.”

Silence.

Then Clara sounded confused rather than frightened.

“What do you mean you can’t find him? He’s on a work trip.”

We all looked at one another.

Mr. Asher stepped closer. “What work trip?”

Clara hesitated.

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“The one he left for to open an auxiliary branch. He told me he’d be away for a few days. I assumed that’s why he wasn’t answering much.”

My stomach tightened.

“He was supposed to arrive at Sum 3 days ago, but it was cancelled because of Ambers condition” Mr. Asher said.

Clara went completely silent.

Pamela’s expression changed.

“Clara?”

“I’ve been calling him.”

The confusion in her voice was disappearing.

“He wasn’t answering, but I thought he was working. Adrian gets busy, especially when he travels. I wasn’t worried at first because he told me where he was going.”

“When did you last actually speak to him?” Mr. Stait asked.

She gave him the time. 3 days ago, he called her.

“And since then?”

“Messages. A few went through at first. But today I’ve been calling and he’s not picking up at all. That’s why I finally checked my phone properly and saw all of your missed calls.

Mr. Stait was already typing.

“Send Pamela everything Adrian gave you about this trip. City, hotel, flights, meetings, anything.”

“I will.”

There was movement on Clara’s end, followed by a shaky breath.

“You’re telling me there was no work trip?”

“Not one arranged through Amber or Asher Corporation that we’re aware of,” Mr. Asher said.

“Oh God.”

Pamela leaned against the edge of the table. “Clara, think carefully. Before Adrian left, was anything unusual happening? Anything with his family?”

Clara was quiet for several seconds.

“His father had been bothering him again.”

Mr. Asher’s expression hardened.

“About what?”

“Leaving the company.”

“Leaving Asher Corporation?” I asked.

“Yes. His father wanted him to resign as vice president and help them build a new company.”

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Mr. Asher stared at the phone.

Who is ‘them?

“I don’t know everyone involved. Adrian wouldn’t talk about it much because he wanted nothing to do with them. He hasn’t really been on speaking terms with his family since the Heir Trials.”

That changed the situation.

Mr. Asher had just discovered that his sister was telling relatives her entire branch intended to separate from the Asher family. Now Clara was telling us Adrian had been pressured to leave Amber’s company and join them.

And he’d refused.

“Did Adrian ever consider it?” Mr. Asher asked.

“No. He was furious they kept asking. He said he wasn’t leaving Amber or his position just because his family suddenly wanted to start something of their own.”

Mr. Stait looked at Pamela and Marcus.

“We’re moving Clara and the baby.”

Marcus nodded immediately.

Clara heard him.

“Moving us where?”