A Woman Worth Billions Dated the Wrong Brother novel Chapter 324

Twelve.

Thirty-one.

Each tiny notification meant another device had unknowingly invited him inside.

The clock crept toward dawn.

Neither of us noticed.

By the time the final email had been sent…

Exhaustion finally caught us.

Jason leaned back in his chair.

“I’ll watch them tomorrow.”

I smiled sleepily.

“I’ll remind you to sleep first.”

He reached for my hand.

I squeezed his fingers.

Neither of us made it upstairs.

Somewhere between reviewing activation logs and planning our next move…

We both fell asleep in Jason’s study.

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The ember alliance

Amber POV

The next morning began with a realization.

Jason and I could not fight the Vincents alone.

We had money.

We had influence.

We had technology.

But the Vincents had spent generations building their network. If we wanted to tear it down, we needed one of our

own.

The first invitations were sent quietly.

Not to politicians.

Not to business executives.

To families.

Old families.

Families that had survived the Vincents without ever truly joining them.

Some replied within hours.

Others answered with nothing more than a single sentence.

“We’re ready.”

It wasn’t until the third day that someone arrived at the castle without an appointment.

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A woman in her early fifties stepped out of a black sedan as if she had been coming to the castle her entire life.

The guards escorted her into the drawing room, where Jason and I were waiting.

She smiled warmly before extending her hand.

“My name is Alison Sparks.”

“I lead the Ember Alliance.”

I exchanged a quick glance with Jason.

To bring them down, we would need an alliance just as determined.

Fortunately…

One already existed.

When Professor Vance had first inspected the castle, he had told us he belonged to the Ember Alliance. Before leaving, he had entrusted us with the old map of the castle and its hidden passages.

At the time, I hadn’t understood why.

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Now I did.

The castle had never simply been our home.

It had been prepared.

Then I remembered the anonymous letter I had received months ago.

“The Ember Alliance saved you when you were a child.”

Back then, I had thought it was impossible.

Now…

I wasn’t so sure.

“We are the families who refused to disappear.”

“We don’t always agree.”

“We don’t always work together.”

“But whenever the Vincents become too powerful…’

“…we remind them that fire always survives beneath the ashes.”

The room fell silent.

She looked at both of us.

“We’ve been waiting.”

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“For someone willing to fight openly.”

She folded her hands on her lap.

“Most people only defend themselves.”

“You two are the first people in decades trying to reclaim what the Vincents stole.”

Jason leaned back in his chair.

“So you’ve been watching us.”

“For quite some time.”

I couldn’t help smiling.

“Good to know.”

Alison smiled back.

“I came because it’s time for the next step.”

She slid a folder across the table.

“Host a gala.”

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I frowned.

gala?”

She nodded.

“The castle is the safest place in Sum.”

“If the right people gather there, information can move from family to family without attracting attention.”

Jason opened the folder.

Guest lists.

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Charitable foundations.

Scholarship programs.

Everything had already been planned.

Alison pointed to the first page.

“The women Mrs. Owens contacted should all be invited.”

“They’re respected members of Sum’s oldest families.”

“No one will question their attendance.”

She turned another page.

“And the families whose children attend your academy.”

“They’re already connected to you.”

“You simply invite them as a courtesy.”

I slowly understood.

“It becomes a perfectly ordinary social event.”

“Exactly.”

Jason nodded thoughtfully.

“No one would suspect a charity gala.”

Alison smiled.

“And no one questions wealthy families raising money for children.”

I looked at Jason.

He looked back at me.

“I think she’s right.”

“So do I.”

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The decision was made.

the end of the afternoon, Phoenix Ashes, Sun Corporation, and Asher Corporation released a joint announcement.

The Castle of Sum will host its first annual Charity Gala.

All proceeds will fund scholarships for students attending the Academy, etrsuring that talented children, regardless of their financial circumstances, have access to the best education possible.

Within minutes, the announcement spread across every major news outlet.

People praised the initiative.

Parents celebrated the scholarship program.

Business leaders requested invitations.

No one questioned why so many influential families would suddenly gather inside the castle.

Exactly as Alison had predicted.

As the press focused on the charity…

Something much more important was quietly taking shape beneath the surface.

Not just an alliance.

A resistance.

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One family at a time, the people who had spent years surviving in silence were beginning to find one another again.

And this time…

They were no longer preparing to endure the Vincents.

They were preparing to defeat them.

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The land does not forget.

Amber POV

The charity gala announcertient had barely been public for twelve hours before the first attack arrived.

This time…

Alexander Vincent didn’t send lawyers.

He didn’t send reporters.

He went online himself.

His video was polished, perfectly lit, and carefully rehearsed.

He smiled into the camera with the practiced expression of a man trying very hard to appear reasonable.

“I was saddened to learn about the upcoming charity gala hosted by the Sun and Asher families.”

He lowered his eyes for a brief moment.

“It appears the Vincent family was not invited.”

He gave a small, almost disappointed smile.

“While I respect their decision, I would still like to contribute to such a noble cause.”

“I sincerely hope they will accept a charitable donation on behalf of the children.”