Chapter 321

The room buzzed with whispers as Lemira made her bold accusation. Asher, cool as a cucumber, retorted, “Lemira, claiming we plagiarized your work is downright laughable. With the talent pool at our firm, why would we need to steal from a small fry like yours?”

“Why not?”

After Lemira’s retort, her team leader chimed in, visibly upset, “Exactly, we poured our heart and soul into it.”

Asher just smirked, “Seeing our top-notch presentation, you must’ve felt compelled to slander us, huh?”

Lemira scoffed, “As if I need to.”

“Confident, aren’t you? Got any proof?”

The team leader spoke up, “Our work is the proof.”

“That just proves you copied us! Right?”

Asher stood tall, looking down on Lemira, “Don’t embarrass yourself. If you want to win, do it with real talent, not these cheap tricks.”

Lemira clenched her teeth, “Typical, playing dirty in the business game.”

Seeing Lemira’s reaction, Asher’s mood lifted considerably. He taunted her, “I warned you, just admit your mistake, come back to me, but you wouldn’t listen!”

The head of Maple Group turned to Lemira, “What’s going on here?”

“It’s obvious, Lemira must have a thing with their CEO, trying to climb the social ladder by leaking our ideas.”

The boss frowned, “Lemira’s not like that.”

“Or she must’ve accidentally spilled the beans while with him!”

Lemira turned to her gossip-loving colleague, icy, “Watch your mouth. I have nothing to do with him!”

“Then how do you explain our work showing up in their presentation!”

Lemira glared at Evelina and Alaric, “You two, quite the players!”

Neither dared meet her gaze.

Asher barked, “Lemira, in business, it’s survival of the fittest, lesson one. Remember that!”

A colleague stood, addressing the officials, “I accuse Lemira of unethical relations with Mr. Langston, compromising our company secrets!”

Asher’s gaze turned icy, “Slander me, and I’ll sue!”

“Did I say something wrong?”

“As much as it pains me to admit, Lemira is the sister I disowned! My apologies for this spectacle. She’s always been too proud, willing to do anything to get what she wants!”

After Asher revealed his relationship with Lemira, the colleague’s face was a mix of shock and confusion.

Lemira, the Langston heiress? But she never mentioned it, never flaunted luxury, totally unassuming.

The boss asked, “He’s really your brother?”

“As much as I hate to admit it, yes, he was my brother, Asher. But we’ve cut ties, there’s nothing between us now!”

“Good, that’s what I thought. So, Lemira, about your slander, expect a legal notice from us!”

Asher was determined to make Lemira yield today!

Lemira clapped mockingly, “Bravo, but just so you know, you’re the ones who’ll be getting a legal notice!”

She turned to the official, “Sir, you believe me now, right?”

The middle-aged director nodded, “I understand now.”

Asher looked at the director, “Sir, my sister loves to lie. She left our wealthy life behind to spite us.”

The director adjusted his glasses, “But your sister showed me their work before the meeting even started.”

Asher’s smug smile finally faded.

What?

Lemira had shown the director their work ahead of time? Why didn’t he know about it?