While My Husband Cheated I Married His Powerful Brother novel Chapter 175

Chapter 175: Chapter 175 The Betrayal Begins

The ​setup inside the second-floor café remained quiet and dim.

​Naya Whitmore sat directly across from Xander Hale. Her blue eyes were icy cold, and her voice cut sharply through the low background music of the room. She had just given him a direct order to hand over every single piece of information he had on Veyra.

​Xander hesitated for a long moment, staring down at his untouched coffee cup.

​Deep down, he really did not want to betray Veyra. She had stepped up when he was completely out of options. She had personally reached out to Dr. Harrison, convincing the top surgeon to perform the delicate operation that saved his mother’s life. He owed her an immense debt.

​However, sitting right in front of him was Naya Whitmore, and she was genuinely dangerous. Her father was a powerful city councilman actively running for higher political office. She possessed real authority, vast financial connections, and the kind of influence that could crush a local landlord like him overnight.

​If he dared to refuse her request, she could easily ruin his reputation and destroy his livelihood.

​He took a slow, deep breath to steady his nerves.

​"Veyra Solenne," Xander began, forcing his voice to stay even. "She’s the daughter of Peter Solenne, a man who ruined his own family through heavy gambling debts. She basically spent her entire childhood growing up in total poverty."

​Naya’s eyes narrowed slightly as she processed the background. "Go on."

​"She was previously married to Caspian Thorne," Xander continued. "He ended up divorcing her. After that split, she ended up marrying a simple security bodyguard, a complete nobody with no background."

​Naya’s lips curled into a faint, disdainful sneer. "A complete nobody."

​"She came to me recently to rent out my commercial space," Xander added, wanting to sound useful. "She plans to open a modern milk tea shop together with two business partners. But during our lease negotiation, she actually used Dr. Harrison’s name to push me into a corner and force a lower monthly rent."

​Naya raised her eyebrows in sudden surprise. "Dr. Harrison?"

​"The famous senior doctor," Xander explained. "The same specialist who performed the life-saving surgery on my mother."

​Naya leaned forward across the small table, her gaze turning intense. "Is her relationship with Dr. Harrison really that close?"

​"Extremely close," Xander said. "He treats her like his own daughter. He vouches for her character in public and protects her whenever problems come up."

​Naya smiled slowly, a dark and cold expression spreading across her face.

​"So she knows how to manipulate influential people to get whatever she wants," Naya said softly, piecing her own narrative together. "She uses an old doctor’s reputation to earn unearned trust, and then she uses his clout to intimidate local property owners."

​Xander kept his mouth shut, choosing not to correct her assumption.

​Naya’s tone flattened into something chilling. "She is far more calculating than I initially thought."

​Naya turned her head to look out the large glass window. Her cold gaze locked onto the storefront across the street. Through the glass, Veyra was still visible inside the room, smiling naturally, pointing toward the layout, and chatting happily with her friends.

​Naya’s hands tightened into tight fists against her leather handbag.

​Her thoughts turned toward Veyra’s new project. The milk tea shop. The growing business. The independent life Veyra was so proudly building for herself.

​Naya was determined to smash every bit of it to pieces.

​She turned back toward Xander, her voice completely smooth, calm, and deliberate.

​"I want you to reclaim that commercial space," she stated.

​Xander blinked in shock, staring at her. "Reclaim the shop?"

​"Yes," Naya said flatly. "Terminate her lease agreement immediately and kick her off the property."

​Xander’s face drained of color. "I can’t just do that out of nowhere. We already signed a binding legal contract."

​Naya’s voice dropped to a freezing whisper. "You can and you will. You’ll simply pay the early termination penalty stated in the agreement. I will personally cover every single cent of that cost for you."

​Xander opened his mouth to protest, but no words came out. He slowly closed it.

​He was completely trapped in a corner. If he refused Naya’s demand, her family would destroy his property business. If he went along with her scheme, he would be stabbing the woman who saved his mother right in the back.

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