A Woman Worth Billions Dated the Wrong Brother novel Chapter 20

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I won’t be changing My surname

The lights were warmer than expected.

Not harsh. Not accusatory.

Almost intimate.

I sat alone on the cream sofa, hands resting calmly over my knees, posture straight but unthreatening. The room had been rearranged to look conversational – soft lamps, neutral tones, careful staging.

It was still a battlefield.

“Mrs. Sun-”

I smiled gently and lifted my hand slightly.

“I’m sorry,” I interrupted, voice light, almost embarrassed. “Before we begin… I won’t be changing my surname.”

A flicker of surprise passed through the room.

“I will remain Amber Asher.” 1

Pens paused.

Cameras adjusted.

“I married Jason,” I clarified softly, “not his last name.”

There was no rebellion in my tone. No defiance.

Just quiet certainty.

The moderator nodded, slightly thrown, and motioned for the first question.

“Miss Asher, the public is calling this ‘the treason of the century.’ Did you begin a relationship with Jason Sun while still engaged to his brother?”

“No,” I said gently.

“My relationship with Oscar ended months before any relationship with Jason began.”

A low murmur.

“It continued publicly,” I explained, “because there were business matters still intertwined. Properties under my name were being used for company operations, and the transition required cooperation.’

“So the engagement was maintained for appearances?” someone pressed.

I hesitated – just enough to look vulnerable, not calculating.

“I believed we could end things respectfully,” I said quietly. “I did not want unnecessary instability.”

“Were you still part of the company at that time?”

“I had already been asked to step away from active decision-making,” I answered. “I was no longer involved in daily operations.”

“And yet your properties were still in use?”

“Yes.”

The screen behind me illuminated with legal documentation ownership deeds, incorporation filings, dates.

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“They were never company property,” I said calmly. “They remain legally mine.’

A reporter leaned forward.

“If the company has integrated those properties into its operational structure, what are you going to do to reclaim ownership?”

I gave a small, almost saddened smile.

“They were never theirs to reclaim.”

Silence.

“I allowed their use because I cared about what we were building,” I continued. “But care does not equal transfer of ownership.”

“Are you saying you were manipulated?”

I shook my head gently.

“I’m saying I confused loyalty with obligation.”

That was more powerful.

“And now?”

“Now I will pursue appropriate legal channels to ensure proper compensation and clear separation.”

Another reporter jumped in.

“The company claims you were fired for misusing funds.”

My hands folded more tightly for just a second.

“I formally requested compensation for the continued commercial use of my buildings,” I said evenly. “Shortly after that request, I was informed my services were no longer required.”

“You never signed an employment contract, correct?”

“Correct. I was a partial owner, not an employee.”

The narrative shifted again.

“And Jason Sun?” someone asked. “When did that begin?”

For the first time, warmth reached my eyes.

“Jason did not pursue me while I was engaged,” I said softly. “In fact, he maintained distance.”

A small pause.

“He only stepped forward once everything had already ended.”

“Would you describe him as your rescuer?”

I let out a quiet breath that almost sounded like a laugh.

“I don’t think I needed rescuing.”

A beat.

“But he stood beside me when standing beside me came with consequences.”

That felt truer

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“He offered clarity when things were confusing Strength when things became loud.”

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