Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother novel Chapter 459

Chapter 459: Blackmail

At Ford’s Mansion

"Mom, Ivan married me just for the sake of the child in my belly, but he and his family don’t really value me," Briena complained angrily to Clara as she stormed into the house and angrily threw herself onto the sofa, tossing her bag aside. "His mother even taunts me, saying she doubts the baby is even Ivan’s."

Some time ago, Ivan and Briena had hastily registered their marriage and held a small, private wedding ceremony with only close acquaintances, since Briena was already pregnant. Later, they held a press conference to publicly announce their marriage.

Clara offered her daughter a skeptical look and asked, "It is Ivan’s child, right?"

Briena was stunned. She hadn’t expected even her own mother to question her.

"O-Of course it’s Ivan’s child, Mom," she stammered, trying to sound confident.

Clara didn’t say anything further. Just then, a servant entered and informed them, "Mrs. Ford, Mr. Larry is here."

A middle-aged man, around Jay’s age, entered the house. Clara gave him a warm smile. "Larry, have a seat."

Briena had always noticed how unusually kind her mother was to this man—and how he, in turn, treated both Clara and herself far better than a mere friend or acquaintance normally would.

After Jay Ford had suddenly fallen ill and was no longer able to oversee the company, Clara had taken over. Soon after, she introduced this man, saying he was an old friend who would help manage the business.

"How are you, Briena?" Larry asked.

"I’m doing fine, Uncle Larry," she replied politely.

The man’s expression faltered slightly as he looked toward Clara, "When are you going to tell her?"

"Soon," she responded with a light tone, "Larry, we’ll soon have a grandchild. What do you plan to give Briena and her baby?"

"Everything I have is for Briena," the man said cheerfully. "So naturally, it’ll go to her baby as well."

Briena, who had already been skeptical of their relationship, now found herself even more suspicious. Why would she inherit everything this man owned?

"How is Jay?" Larry asked.

"Just as we wanted him to," Clara replied. "Sick in bed with nothing to do but stare at the ceiling."

"Once he’s gone, we’re free," Larry said, his gaze fixed on Clara.

Clara hummed and said, "You should head to the meeting now."

Larry stood up, looking like he wanted to stay with her, but then left.

Briena looked at her mother, only to have Clara look back at her. "Don’t be surprised. Larry is your father, not Jay. Just like how Ivan isn’t your baby’s father—but you’re still married to him."

Hearing it, Briena was shocked. "Mom, are you serious?"

"Yes. Now tell me, who’s your child’s father?" Clara asked. "We need to get rid of him before anyone finds out."

Briena felt embarrassed, but then informed her, "It’s that porn director."

Clara’s gaze turned angry. "That old hag? Why did you go to him?"

"Mom, he threatened me that he would leak original shooting scenes from that movie and everyone would know I did those scenes for real. I had to sleep with him, and later, he erased those videos right in front of me. But that bastard refused to use protection, and even after I took the pills, I still got pregnant. If I had gone for an abortion and somehow the news leaked, we would’ve been in trouble. So instead, I decided to use it as a reason to force Ivan to marry me before he had the chance to break our engagement. After my movie release, that entire family treated me like a plague, so this was my only option."

A message popped in: "Did you like it? See how beautiful you look in it, even better than the previous videos."