She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 1023

The door opened quickly, revealing a man who had already showered and changed into a bathrobe.

"Aria, you're here!"

Ethan Blackwell's eyes lit up when he saw Aria Royce in her seductive yet seemingly innocent dress.

The lecherous smile on his face made Aria's stomach churn violently.

But she had to swallow her disgust and force a fake smile.

"You really made me wait!"

Ethan impatiently tugged at Aria's clothes, but she stopped him.

"What's the rush?"

"Of course I'm in a rush. You don't need to shower; let's just get to it."

He pulled her toward the bed.

Aria was utterly reluctant but couldn't let it show too obviously on her face.

In the end, she had no choice but to give Ethan what he wanted for now.

Ethan wasn't actually as wealthy as Julian Lester.

He was just a manager at an information technology firm in Averin.

He wasn't a major investor or an executive, not even upper management.

He was merely mid-level.

But he was the only contact she had in an Averin-based company completely unaffiliated with the Royce family.

If Aria wanted to make a comeback, she had to return to Averin.

She had to get out of Rivercross.

This manager was her perfect stepping stone.

Thus, while acting as an advisor to Julian, Aria had secretly seduced Ethan several times.

He took the bait easily, falling completely under her spell.

Most importantly, Ethan's IT firm had taken on an outsourced project for a currently explosive app—

The development of MedGenius Elite.

Ethan had the backend clearance to view the entire question bank.

Initially, Aria had only set her sights on the three-hundred-thousand-dollar prize.

As long as Ethan leaked the question bank to her, she could search for the correct answers in advance and ace the questions within the time limit.

She was dead set on winning that thirty million.

To her, the jump from three hundred thousand to thirty million was clearly a reward from the universe for her relentless climb.

After being thoroughly worn out by Ethan in bed, Aria got up and took a shower.

Stepping out of the bathroom, she immediately grabbed her phone to check her ranking on the app.

She was still in first place.

A satisfied smile graced her lips.

"Who is this guy? His points are climbing incredibly fast."

Suddenly, Ethan popped up behind her, pointing at her screen.

Aria shot the man behind her a look of pure disgust.

It hadn't been an easy road getting here.

She had been exiled to the countryside to rot, forced to be some old man's mistress, and now she had to sleep with this useless loser.

But...

For thirty million dollars, she would endure anything.