Substitute Wife, Genius CEO novel Chapter 469

If Xavier went in to get his blood drawn, Lilith would be left entirely alone with the three ruthless elders of the Sterling family.

Suffocated by guilt and sheer panic, she didn't dare stay behind.

She quickly scrambled to her feet, clutching Xavier’s arm. "Xavier, I'll go with you."

"Sit back down!" Carlson barked coldly.

Lilith flinched, the remaining color draining from her face as she trembled.

Zelda wrinkled her nose in deep disgust. "Look at you, shaking like a guilty rat."

Lilith frantically shook her head. "No, I just want to stay by Xavier’s side."

Zelda despised Lilith's pathetic, cowering demeanor. She possessed absolutely no grace.

Even though Zelda had hated Summer in the past, at least Summer had never cowered like a beaten dog. Summer was quiet, sure.

But it was always the quiet dogs that bit the hardest.

This beautifully planned banquet had been completely decimated by Summer.

Summer and Lilith truly were sisters—both of them were total curses, bringing nothing but chaos and ruin to the Sterling family.

The more Zelda thought about it, the angrier she got. "I said sit down!"

Burdened with his own chaotic thoughts, Xavier had no energy to coddle Lilith. He turned and walked away to undergo the test.

The lounge fell dead silent. It was so quiet Lilith could hear the erratic thumping of her own heart. Her palms were slick with cold sweat.

She kept her eyes glued to the floor, biting down so hard on her back teeth she thought they might crack. The hatred consuming her was absolute.

This was all that bitch Summer's fault!

That bitch! That absolute bitch!!!!!!!!!!!

Lilith loathed her with every fiber of her being. She wanted Summer dead. She wanted to skin her alive!

She had waited so long for this day—her sons' grand banquet!

She had invited the absolute pinnacle of Empire City's elite.

Tonight was supposed to be her triumph. She was supposed to bask in the glory of her twins, the most envied woman in the room.

Surrounded by flattery and admiration.

But Summer, with her wretched little brat, had ruined it all!

She hadn't just stolen the spotlight; she had obliterated everything Lilith had carefully built.

The ultimate prize had been right in front of her, only to shatter like an illusion in a mirror.

How could she not be consumed by rage?!

Carlson glared down at Lilith. "Do you have anything you want to say for yourself?"

Lilith’s fingers curled into tight fists. "Grandpa, I swear I have never betrayed Xavier."

"Fine," Carlson nodded slowly. "If you're lying..."

He didn't need to finish the sentence. Everyone in the room knew exactly what he meant.

If Lilith was lying and had made a fool of the Sterlings, the family would rain hellfire upon her.

And not just her—the entire Sutton family would be dragged down into the abyss!

If the rumors were true, the Sterlings had just become the biggest joke in Empire City's high society.

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