While My Husband Cheated I Married His Powerful Brother novel Chapter 103

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The private dining room was quiet again.

Xavier Lala sat across from Veyra, his hands still folded on the table. His eyes were still fixed on her face. The shock had faded, replaced by something else. Curiosity. Respect.

"This is complicated," he said.

"I was going to say unprecedented."

Veyra smiled. It was a thin smile. "Welcome to my life."

Xavier leaned back in his chair. He studied her for a long moment.

"Your honesty is surprising," he said. "Most people in your position would have hidden their past. Kept their cards close."

Veyra shook her head. "I don’t have time for games. If we’re going to work together, we need trust."

"And secrets?"

"Everyone has secrets. I don’t expect you to share all of yours. But I won’t lie to you about mine."

Xavier nodded slowly. "That’s fair."

He was quiet for a moment. Then he said, "Your educational background. You mentioned you dropped out after high school."

"Yes."

"How did you develop a drug like SN1818 without formal training?"

Veyra looked at him. "You assume I had no training."

"You said you dropped out."

"I dropped out of university. I didn’t stop learning." She paused. "I read textbooks. Medical journals. Research papers. I taught myself chemistry. Pharmacology. Biochemistry. I spent years in the library. In the lab. In the corner of my apartment, running experiments on my own."

Xavier stared at her.

"You taught yourself."

"Yes."

"From textbooks."

"And online courses. And anything else I could get my hands on."

Xavier shook his head slowly. "That’s remarkable."

"It’s called determination."

Xavier leaned forward. His voice was lower now.

"Dr. Harrison told me you’ve been granted special admission to Etran Medical University."

Veyra nodded. "I start in September."

"That’s a prestigious school."

"I know."

"And you’ll be attending while running a pharmaceutical company?"

"I’ll be attending while building the world’s number one pharmaceutical company." She paused. "That’s the plan, anyway."

Xavier’s eyebrows rose. "The world’s number one?"

"Yes."

He studied her face. The calm expression. The steady eyes.

"You’re not joking."

"I never joke about business."

Xavier was quiet for a moment. Then he smiled.

"You’re ambitious."

"I’m realistic. The industry is changing. The old giants are slow. They’re burdened by bureaucracy. They can’t adapt." She paused. "We can."

Xavier leaned back. His arms crossed.

"We," he repeated.

"Yes. We." Veyra met his eyes. "You have the money. The resources. The connections. Your company is solid. Your reputation is clean."

"And you have the technology."

"I have SN1818. And I have more. That was just the beginning."

Xavier’s expression flickered. "More?"

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