Falling for a Lie: My Stepbrother's Hidden Revenge

Chapter 147

Eric?

The nsounded familiar.

“What is his relationship with Tim?” Sylvia asked.

Edgar had no intention of hiding it from her. “They are both my subordinates.”

Sylvia rested her chin on her hand, her elbow on her knee, tilting her head as she observed him. Her appearance

was particularly enchanting, with her delicate features displayed up close in front of Edgar,

Edgar's heart skipped a beat. This woman... Does she not realize that her expression is captivating?

Lost in his thoughts, Sylvia spoke up: “I never expected that, despite your current situation, you still have loyal

followers. You probably still have personal assets, right?”

His personal assets were insignificant compared to the many secrets he actually possessed, but he

couldn't disclose them to her at the moment.

Edgar felt a bit pleased. “Are you trying to take control of my private assets? | don’t care about money. If

you want it, | can hand it all over to you.”

Sylvia rolled her eyes at him.

“I'm not interested in your money. I'm just curious why you don’t use the money to redeem the old house, at

least to make your mother and sister's lives more comfortable,” Sylvia said.

He lowered his head. “My mother has a harsh personality, and my sister is spoiled. They both bully you, so this is

my way of punishing them.”

Sylvia was slightly surprised. “I'm just your ex-wife, and they are your family. How can you be so harsh

on them?”

Edgar has always had his principles.

“If something is wrong, it's wrong. | won't show favoritism. This is just an opportunity to toughen their

characters a bit.”

Although there is nothing wrong with this statement, Sylvia couldn’t help but feel something strange

about it.

“Let it be with Mia, but what about Yvonne? She’s your biological mother. Aren't you afraid of being

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scolded for being unfilial?” Sylvia's gaze couldn't capture his expression as Edgar lowered his head.

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He remained silent for a moment before saying, “She can bear it. If there's something she can’t bear, I'll bear it

for her.”

In handling this matter, Sylvia somewhat admired his approach.

“I'm going to the office now; you can continue with your work,” Sylvia said.

“Alright,” Edgar replied.

As Sylvia stood up and walked towards the door, she noticed him still squatting. She chuckled and asked, “You're

still not getting up even though I'm leaving?”

Edgar's face turned pale. “My leg... it’s numb.”

Sylvia burst into laughter and ignored him, opening the door and walking out.

Before leaving, Sylvia informed Belinda about his request to have an assistant. Belinda was efficient in handling

tasks, and that safternoon, Eric eagerly arrived at Edgar's office.

“Boss, you're incredible! Now we don’t have to meet in secret anymore, and the Miss hasn't suspected anything.

Impressive!” Eric exclaimed.

Edgar, who was busy working on his computer, was suddenly intrigued by his remark and looked at him

suspiciously.

“What do you mean by meeting in secret? I'm only handling official matters!” he retorted.

He angrily picked up a ballpoint pen from the desk and threw it at Belinda.

Eric didn’t dodge it, and it hit his forehead, causing him to rub it in pain.

“Boss, you're really ruthless! | have a concussion now. You oweworkers’ compensation,” Eric

complained.

“You still dare to talk back?” Edgar's gaze turned icy as he picked up another pen.

Eric bectimid. “I'm sorry, I'm sorry! | won't dare next time!”

Although there was a commotion, they still needed to discuss business matters.

Eric first checked the entire office to confirm that there were no listening or surveillance devices before handing

over the information he pried out of Tim’s mouth to Edgar.

Edgar carefully examined the evidence and the timeline of events compiled in the information.

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“Boss, with this evidence from Tim, you can prove your innocence to Miss Sylvia,” Eric said.

Edgar remained silent, his deep black eyes slightly narrowed.

After sthought, in front of Eric, he tore the information from the middle, tearing it into pieces until it

was completely destroyed.

Eric was shocked.

“Boss! What are you doing?! This is the evidence that proves you didn’t harm Miss Sylvia!”

Edgar showed no expression. “If | show her this evidence, the tiny bit of trust I've managed to establish

with her will be completely shattered.”

Eric didn’t understand and looked at the pile of shredded paper with heartache. It took him a lot of effort

to gather it during this period.

Edgar didn’t even glance at the pile of paper. “When you gavethis evidence just now, | realized that with

Sylvia's abilities and the capabilities of her brothers, there’s no way they couldn’t have found out. She didn’t

investigate at all; she has already convinced herself that I'm the culprit.”

He sighed. It seemed that Sylvia truly didn’t trust him at all.

Rebuilding her trust, even a little bit, was not an easy task.

“Moreover, if | were to give her this evidence, she would find out about all the secret investigations I've been

conducting and my meetings with Liu Nian. She will be even more guarded againstin the

future.”

Eric understood and felt sorry for him. “In that case, boss, you can only shoulder the blyourself. Tim,

that scoundrel, a hundred lashes are not enough! He deserves another two hundred lashes!”

Half a month later.

During this period, the Fallen Family experienced a low point but gradually recovered through various

projects.

When Belinda presented the data and information to Sylvia, she was satisfied. “Based

urrent

situation, the Fallen Family's business is relatively stable. We can slowly move forward with demanding the Evans

Group settle their debts.”

Belinda nodded. “Boss, how do you plan to handle it?”

Sylvia smirked.

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“From now on, as long as it’s a business that the Evans want and falls within the capacity of the Fallen Family,

we'll intercept it all!”

Just as she finished speaking, the assistant at the door knocked and entered “Miss Sylvia. Mr. Grammer is

here.”

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“I know,” Sylvia replied.

Belinda tactfully left the office, exchanged greetings with Adrain, who had just arrived, and they politely

acknowledged each other. Once Belinda was completely gone, Adrain walked over and sat on the chair opposite

Sylvia's workspace.

Sylvia didn’t even look up. “What are you here for today?”

Adrain had a smile on his face, and his ears turned slightly red. “Sylvia, did you forger? It's my birthday

in three days.”

Sylvia did indeed completely forget.

“Am | supposed to wish you a happy birthday in advance? | remember that your unde and aunt used to hold a

banquet for you on your birthday. How long do you plan to stay in City S?” she asked

Adrain blushed a bit. “Those were things from when we were kids. My parents said that unless | bring a partner

with me, there's no need forto cback.”

In an instant, Sylvia understood his intention for coming today.

“But you're the pride of the Grammer family. How could your uncle and aunt not let you cback? Don’t try to

deceivewith these tricks,” she said, seeing through him.

Caught in the act, Adrain didn’t lose heart. “I know you won't be coming back to City S for the tbeing. but

can you cout and have dinner withalone in three days? Consider it my birthday gift from you. That

shouldn't be a problem, right?”

As friends, his reason wasn’t unreasonable, and Sylvia had no reason to refuse, so she agreed.

Meanwhile, on the 23rd floor of the Fallen Building.

Eric sneaked into Edgar's office.

“Boss, | heard that Mr. Grammer cagain and is currently speaking privately with Milvia on the top floor.”

“Privately?” Edgar furrowed his brows, his face stern.

Whenever Adrain came, it was never a good sign! He stood up abruptly, pushed open the office door, and

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took the elevator to the top floor.

Adrain had just left Sylvia's office and was waiting for the elevator to go downstairs. As the elevator arrived and

the doors opened, they cface-to-face.

Adrain smiled and spoke first: “President Fallen, what a coincidence.”

Edgar had a cold expression and a frosty tone. “No coincidence. | chere to find you.”

(Author's note: There will be a heartbreaking and torturous development later on, which is necessary for the

story. This is an early warning for all the dog lovers out there. Please don’t blme for the

heartache. *cries*)