A Woman Worth Billions Dated the Wrong Brother novel Chapter 205

into the light

Amber POV

The media frenzy became absolute chaos within hours.

Every network wanted statements.

Every financial analyst wanted reactions.

Every reporter suddenly remembered that Jason and I had nearly finalized a collaboration with the White company before the scandal exploded publicly.

By noon, our public relations teams were overwhelmed.

Phones rang endlessly.

News vans gathered outside both Phoenix Ashes headquarters and Cronos Tower.

Social media platforms exploded with speculation.

Were we involved?

Did we know beforehand?

Had the Ashers and Suns secretly supported Samuel White?

It was exactly the kind of confusion the Vinny family needed.

Jason stood beside me inside the press room we had arranged on the executive floor of Phoenix Ashes.

He looked calm.

Too calm.

The kind of calm that usually meant he was already planning how to ruin someone permanently.

“You ready?” he asked quietly while adjusting my microphone.

I looked toward the wall of screens displaying the growing headlines.

Then toward the reporters gathering beyond the glass doors.

“No,” I admitted honestly.

Jason’s lips curved faintly.

“Good,” he murmured. “Means you still think like a human being.”

That almost made me laugh.

Almost.

The doors opened moments later.

Flashes exploded instantly the second Jason and I entered together.

Questions hit us from every direction.

“Ms. Asher, did Phoenix Ashes know about the White company investigation?”

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“Mr. Sun, is your company connected to the White family?”

Are the merger negotiations still active?”

“Were your companies collaborating with White Lotus Construction?”

Jason guided me toward the podium while security kept the reporters from surging forward completely.

The room finally quieted once we stopped in front of the microphones.

I allowed exactly enough silence to build tension before speaking.

“Phoenix Ashes is horrified by the information currently being released regarding the White company and White Lotus Construction.”

The cameras flashed aggressively.

“Effective immediately,” I continued calmly, “Phoenix Ashes will not be proceeding with the sale of the oceanfront property previously under negotiation with the White company.”

A ripple spread through the room immediately.

“In addition,” I said steadily, “all collaboration discussions currently underway between our companies are terminated as of today.”

Questions erupted instantly again. 1

“Ms. Asher, did you suspect criminal activity?”

“Was the White company using your developments?”

“Did Adrian White know?”

I ignored most of them.

“What concerns me most,” I said quietly, “is not the financial damage.”

That made the room still slightly.

“It is the possibility that innocent people were harmed while these operations were allowed to continue.”

I looked directly into the cameras then.

“Phoenix Ashes will be offering legal support, temporary housing assistance, and financial aid to the rightful property owners and any victims affected by fraudulent White company operations.”

The room exploded again.

Jason stepped forward slightly afterward, his voice colder than mine when he finally spoke.

“My company has initiated a complete internal audit regarding all White company interactions.”

His expression hardened visibly.

His expression hardened visibly.

“And if we find any evidence that our systems or infrastructure were used illegally…”

A pause.

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“We will cooperate fully with federal authorities.”

The statement spread across every financial platform within minutes.

And that was when the Vintry family retaliated.

The attacks began subtly at first.

Anonymous financial blogs.

Leaked “insider” accusations.

Claims that Phoenix Ashes had been secretly colluding with the White company for months.

Then came the forged documents.

Manipulated contracts.

False meeting records.

Fake offshore transactions.

They wanted confusion.

Enough uncertainty to bury the truth beneath scandal.

Unfortunately for them-

They forgot I was significantly better at information warfare than they were.

Three hours after the first false leaks appeared, I anonymously released a data package across multiple encrypted networks.

No name.

No traceable source.

Only evidence.

Rental agreements.

Property access records.

Internal White company communications linking shell tenants directly back to the Vinny family.

And then came the final blow.

Footage.

Raw, unmistakable footage.

Emory Watson himself was seen escorting men, women, and children out of concealed apartment units hidden

inside one of the newest White company luxury developments.

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