Betrayed? I Upgraded to His Billionaire Brother novel Chapter 287

Chapter 287

Chapter 287

The office door swung open. Victoria stood there, having caught his last order. Her expression was a mix of suspicion and alarm. “You’ve been impossible to find lately. What exactly have you been busy with?”

She’d come today with the profile of a perfectly suitable young socialite, hoping to arrange a meeting. Overhearing his command about watching the Windsors had chilled her.

Zane’s face cooled. “Since when do I need to report my activities to you? You meddled in my marriage. Now you want to meddle in company business?”

“…” Being spoken to like that by her own son in front of an employee–even a trusted one–was a blow to Victoria’s pride. Luckily, Leo had the sense to excuse himself quietly.

Once the door closed, a terrible suspicion dawned on Victoria. “You’re not… you’re not thinking of helping Elara go against the Windsors, are you? Zane, have you lost your mind?!”

The bad blood between Elara and the Windsor matriarch was no secret to Victoria. Her own efforts to connect Amelia with the Windsors had revealed

fragments of the deeper grudge.

Zane didn’t bother denying it. A careless, almost reckless smile touched his lips. “The question is, Mother, which one of us has truly lost their mind?”

Victoria pointed a trembling finger at her own chest, incredulous. “I’m the one who’s crazy?”

“Aren’t you, though?” Zane slowly rose from his chair, bracing one hand on the massive oak desk as he leaned toward Victoria. His voice was ice. “Elara saved

our lives. How did you repay her?”

Victoria shifted uncomfortably under his scrutiny, avoiding his gaze. Her jaw tightened. “Haven’t we, the Graysons, been good enough to her all these years?! A life–saving favor can’t mean we have to risk the entire family to repay it, can it?!”

She’d feared this day from the moment she learned Elara was the one who’d saved them. A debt of life was the most terrifying kind. How do you ever repay it? You can’t. So it was better… not to acknowledge it at all.

If Elara still had her happy, complete family, it might have been different. The need would have been less. But now? Elara was alone. Victoria saw her as a leech, waiting to drain the Graysons dry.

Instead of anger, a cold, mirthless smile touched Zane’s lips. “The entire Grayson empire is in my hands now. What I choose to do with it… you can’t stop me.”

Trading the Grayson fortune for two lives? It seemed like a fair deal to him. More than fair. And besides, it might not come to that at all.

Elara’s POV

After my clinic hours, I grabbed a quick bite and drove straight to the research institute.

Today was the day. The day we got the feedback data from the clinical trial.

I’d barely put my bag down when Elias walked in, his initial expression bright before it faltered upon meeting my eyes, settling into something more sombes.

Calus turned and saw Thias’s troubled look. “So?” he asked, a hopeful smile on his face. “The data? Should be right in line with what you and the teaps lead projected, yeah?”

“Not even dose,” Elias sighed, the sound heavy with feigned disappointment “The trial participants the results aren’t looking goil at all

A frown touched my brow. “Let me see

I took the folder he offered Skimming the pages, I allowed roy own expression to settle into a mask of concern, a mirror of his

Caius seemed to exhale silently, almost in relief. He was about to offer some empty words of comfort when his phone buzzed dancing at the screen. I posture stiffened. “Excuse me, he muttered, already heading for the door, phone to his car “Mom, I told you I’m at work during the day

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Betrayed 21 Upgraded to Is Billionaire Brother

Chapter 287

After he walked out. Elias and I exchanged a look and moved to the bank of security monitors. Honestly, I’d anticipated something like this–a spy in our midst.

On the screen, Caius’s figure soon appeared.

He didn’t stop until he was in the deserted stairwell. Only then did he lower his voice, likely hitting record. “The Windsor Group data is in. It’s bad. Just like we thought.”

On the other end, Amelia didn’t look pleased. Just… disappointed. “Just bad? No adverse reactions in the participants?” Her voice was sharp. The data Caius had swapped in should have caused severe side effects by now.

“Not sure,” Caius whispered, playing his part. “But Elias and the project lead… they looked pretty grim.”

“Fine,” Amelia said, her voice sharp. “Get me more details. Concrete details. If Elara’s team is trying to bury negative results, I’d be more than happy to drag them into the light. That ‘rising star of medical research‘ reputation will crash and burn.”

Inside the lab, Caius only left after his call with Amelia had clearly ended. Elias and I stood before the monitor bank, exchanging a look that slowly broke into triumphant smiles.

“Everything’s going exactly as you predicted,” he said, his voice a hushed whisper buzzing with excitement. “Congratulations! The feedback data is outstanding. A perfect match to your projections–maybe even better. The efficacy kicked in faster than we hoped.”

I set the fake report aside, but my own relief was cautious. “Let’s hope it stays that way. All the way to market.” Only then could I truly relax.

“It will.” Elias glanced toward the door. “Why not just kick the mole out now?”

A faint, cool smile touched my lips. “Also to ensure a smooth path to market.”

Let the puppet–master believe everything was going according to their meticulously laid plan. That way, they wouldn’t cook up any new trouble. When you slap someone, you put your whole body into it.

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