A Woman Worth Billions Dated the Wrong Brother novel Chapter 137

Not yet.

Because if Victoria wanted to paint me as the villain—

Then I would let her finish the picture.

Before I burned it.

Victoria didn’t hesitate.

“Your Honor,” she said smoothly,

“I would like to call my client to the stand.”

The judge nodded.

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“Proceed.”

Amelie stood slowly.

Carefully.

Measured.

Every movement controlled-

Fragile.

Deliberate.

She walked to the stand-

Sat down-

And folded her hands neatly in her lap.

The perfect victim.

Victoria approached her.

Gentle now.

Soft.

“Ms. White,” she began,

“can you tell the court about your experience working under Ms. Asher?”

Amelie hesitated.

Just enough.

Then nodded.

“Yes…”

Her voice was quiet.

Shaky.

“I… I tried my best.”

A pause.

“But it was never enough.”

Murmurs spread.

Sympathy building.

Victoria leaned in slightly.

“Can you clarify that?”

Amelie swallowed.

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“Ms. Asher… told me multiple times that my work was not good enough.”

fingers tightened slightly.

“That it was poorly done.”

A breath.

“That I didn’t understand how things were supposed to be handled.”

Victoria nodded slowly.

Encouraging.

“And how did that make you feel?”

Amelie’s eyes lowered.

“Like a failure.”

The word landed softly-

But heavily.

Victoria turned slightly-

Addressing the room.

“And did this happen once?”

Amelie shook her head.

“No.”

A pause.

“It happened… many times.”

Victoria let the silence stretch-

Then asked the question.

“And did Ms. Asher ever make these criticisms public?”

That-

That was the pivot.

Amelie hesitated again.

Longer this time.

Then nodded.

“Yes.”

Gasps.

Soft.

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Turned back toward Amelie.

Calm.

Precise.

“Ms. White.”

Her shoulders tensed again.

“You stated earlier that your work was your own.”

A pause.

“That you were unfairly criticized.”

She nodded.

“Yes.”

I tilted my head slightly.

“Let’s clarify something.”

The room quieted again.

Sensing it.

Feeling it.

“Was the work you presented to Mr. White-”

A deliberate pause.

“as your own…”

“…entirely written by you?”

Silence.

Amelie hesitated.

Longer this time.

Then-

“No.”

Murmurs.

Immediate.

Sharp.

I didn’t react.

Just continued.

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“And what part of that work did you complete?”

Se straightened slightly-

Trying to recover.

“I made the grammatical corrections.”

A pause.

“And everyone knows-”

She added quickly.

“That the last person correcting the work is the true owner of it.

That-

That did it.