She swiped through her gallery, holding her phone up for everyone to see. The first image she displayed was of me at the law firm where Jeremy worked. In the photo, I was hugging a man who appeared to be the boss, my arm around him in what looked like an affectionate gesture. The next image was even worse—me sitting on the boss’s desk, tugging at his tie.
The crowd murmured, some throwing out sarcastic comments. "A picture doesn’t mean anything. Maybe it’s just her being friendly, you know, professional habits," one person said mockingly.
Heather snorted in response, clearly savoring the moment, and then tapped on a video. The screen lit up with a recording of me, acting playfully, my voice soft and coaxing.
"Hey handsome, just promise me—it’s just a small thing. How much could it really cost you?"
Then, the voice of the man in the video responded, "Oh, darling, fine. Whatever you say, I’ll agree to it!"
"Just agree, or I’ll make you suffer."
As the video finished, the room’s mood shifted. Curiosity and suspicion turned into disdain, and I could feel the weight of their judgment pressing down on me. Heather, clearly relishing the moment, took a slow sip of her drink, her eyes brimming with smug satisfaction.
"Miley, are you even worthy of my Jeremy? Keep up the act all you want!"
I gave her a cold smile. So this was how she wanted to play it.
The man in the video, the one she claimed I was seducing, was indeed Jeremy’s boss—but what she didn’t know was that he was also my biological brother.
The law firm where both Jeremy and I worked? It wasn’t just some random company—it was co-founded by me and my brother. My family was wealthy beyond most people’s comprehension. My brother, successful in his own right, had run multiple companies, but I had only recently graduated. To gain real-world experience, my parents insisted I keep my identity hidden and start from the bottom—doing logistics at the firm.
In the process, I met Jeremy. After years of dealing with slick, entitled rich kids like my brother, I was drawn to his sincerity, his quiet diligence. So we started dating. But I never revealed my true identity to him, preferring to be seen as an equal rather than someone with wealth and power.
Yesterday, during the lunch break when no one else was around, I went to see my brother. Originally, I just wanted to talk to him about a case that Jeremy had mishandled.