A Woman Worth Billions Dated the Wrong Brother novel Chapter 453

Eyes Wide Open

Eyes Wide Open

Amber POV

The press conference might have ended there, but the reporters had one more subject they were determined to discuss.

Me.

A journalist in the second row stood and adjusted his microphone.

“Miss Asher, I have a question for you.”

I turned toward him.

“Go ahead.”

“Considering the recent developments involving the Sun family, the allegations against you, and the

claims that you have been found guilty in Sum Country, what exactly is your plan moving forward?”

The room became almost unnaturally quiet.

There it was.

The question that had been waiting beneath every other one.

I could practically hear the headlines being written in the journalists’ minds.

Amber Asher Responds to Sum Country Verdict.

Asher Heir Faces Political Crisis.

Is Amber Asher Preparing to Fight the Sum President?

I looked at the reporter for a moment.

Then I laughed.

Not because the question was funny, but because the situation had become so absurd that I could no

longer take the accusations seriously.

“That’s an interesting way to phrase it.”

The reporter frowned.

“Miss Asher, are you denying the ruling?”

“I’m saying that you seem remarkably eager to accept the claims of people who have every reason to

discredit me.”

I rested one hand lightly against the podium.

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“Let me ask you something. If a person is desperate to retain power, what do you think they will do when they realize that the people they once controlled are no longer willing to obey them?”

The reporter hesitated.

I didn’t wait for an answer.

“They will make accusations. They will manufacture scandals. They will use whatever institutions they can influence to make their opponents look dangerous, dishonest, or unworthy of public support.” (1)

I glanced around the room, meeting the eyes of several reporters.

“And when that isn’t enough, they will try to convince everyone that questioning them is the same as questioning the country itself.”

My smile sharpened.

“Desperate people do desperate things, especially when they are trying to hold on to power they should no longer have.”

The room erupted in questions.

I raised one hand, waiting until the noise had subsided enough for me to continue.

“Let me be clear. I have no intention of allowing political pressure, public accusations, or fabricated

narratives to determine my future. I will defend myself through evidence, proper legal channels, and the

truth.”

I paused.

“And I will not confuse a government’s claims with the interests of the people it is supposed to serve.”

That statement landed harder than I expected.

The reporters exchanged looks. Several began speaking into their phones, undoubtedly sending updates

to their newsrooms.

I could already imagine how the quote would spread.

Good.

Let it spread.

The Sum president had spent too long behaving as though his position made him untouchable. He had apparently decided that the easiest way to protect himself was to turn me into a convenient enemy.

He had forgotten something important.

I had never asked him for permission to exist.

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And I certainly wasn’t going to start now.

Another reporter raised her hand.

“Miss Asher, are you suggesting that the Sum president is abusing his authority to protect himself from an investigation?”

I tilted my head.

“I’m suggesting that every person in a position of power should be willing to answer legitimate questions about their conduct. If the Sum president has nothing to hide, he should have no difficulty allowing the

evidence to speak for itself.”

“And if he refuses?”

My smile returned.

“Then the public can decide what that refusal means.”

I stepped back from the microphone.

That was enough.

Grandfather placed a hand lightly against my back, signaling that we were finished. Clara remained beside us, her expression composed, though I could see the tension leaving her shoulders.

As we left the stage, the room exploded into noise again.

Reporters shouted our names. Cameras flashed. Security moved quickly to clear the path.

I kept my eyes forward.

I had said what needed to be said.

The Asher family had officially severed its ties with the Wyatts. The company’s internal cleanup was underway. Clara had been introduced as Adrian’s successor, and the first steps toward restoring the company’s integrity had been made public.

As for the Sum president?

He had just received a warning.

Not a threat. Not a declaration of war.

A warning.

There was a difference, and I intended to make sure he understood it.

As we reached the corridor, Grandfather slowed beside me.

“You handled that well.”

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I glanced at him.

“Only well?”

He chuckled.

He chuckled.

“Don’t push your luck.”

“I learned from the best.”

His smile faded slightly as he studied my face.

“Amber, the moment you mentioned the Sun president, you knew those words would be repeated

everywhere.”

“Of course.”

“And you understand what that means?”

“That he’ll know I’m not intimidated by him.”

“That, too.” Grandfather sighed. “But it also means he will know that you are willing to challenge him publicly. People like him don’t always respond well to being challenged.”

I looked toward the windows at the end of the corridor.