The room buzzed with whispers as Lemira made her bold usation.


    Asher, cool as a cucumber, retorted, "Lemira, iming we giarized your work is downrightughable. 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 feltpelled to nder 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, ying dirty in the business game."


    Seeing Lemira''s reaction, Asher''s mood lifted considerably.


    He taunted her, "I warned you, just admit your mistake,e 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 socialdder by leaking our ideas."


    The boss frowned, "Lemira''s not like that."


    "Or she must''ve identally 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 exin our work showing up in their presentation!"


    Lemira red at Evelina and ric, "You two, quite the yers!"


    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, use Lemira of


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    Asher''s gaze turned icy, "nder me, and I''ll sue!" "Did I say something wrong?"novelbin


    "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!"


    en


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


    Lemira, the Langston heiress?


    But she never mentioned it, never unted luxury, totally unassuming.


    The boss asked, "He''s really your brother?"


    "As much


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    there''s nothing between us now!"


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    "Good, that''s what I thought. So, Lemira, about your nder, expect a legal notice from us!"


    Asher was determined to make Lemira yield today!


    Lemira pped 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 sses, "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?