She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 1043

It wasn't hard to guess her motivation.

Millions of dollars in prize money.

No one would turn a blind eye to that kind of cash.

Especially someone like Aria, who had been exiled to the countryside to fend for herself. That money was her golden ticket back.

Melanie stared intently at her screen.

Watching Aria's score climb.

The shock wasn't that the ID belonged to her.

The shock was that Aria, with her mediocre medical knowledge, was somehow beating the second-place user, Optics Obsession.

Melanie had seen the discussions on the PharmaNexus Forum, and she was almost positive the ID belonged to Sebastian York.

A guy who had secured the Director of Oncology position at the Ruben Isle University Medical Center at his age was no fraud. He possessed terrifyingly brilliant skills.

Aria, despite her pharmaceutical background, couldn't hold a candle to him.

The fact that she was actively suppressing his score blew Melanie's mind.

Had being banished to the countryside suddenly triggered a miraculous academic awakening in Aria?

Melanie smirked.

"Whatever, none of my business. I'll just focus on my own game."

She murmured.

She needed to pass Optics Obsession first.

Reading the username again, an image of Sebastian flashed in her mind.

Not him in a lab coat, but him on Sterling Sands.

Wearing those striking black-rimmed glasses.

"Shouldn't he change his username to 'Already Got Glasses'?"

She chuckled softly.

She had to admit, the thick frames suited him well.

While Melanie was grinding quizzes at Eclipse Noir Club, Preston had returned to Aurelia Gardens.

Just as she and Daphne predicted, he was waiting outside her apartment door.

He knew exactly where she was.

Philip had tracked her down immediately.

But he didn't dare go to the club.

"We fought."

Elias: ?????

"You fought? Wait... how do you manage to fight in an atmosphere that romantic?"

Under Elias's barrage of disbelief, Preston stayed quiet before finally giving him a clipped, stripped-down summary of what went down on Luna Isle.

Normally, he'd have hung up immediately.

But right now, he desperately needed someone to talk to.

"Damn, she was that pissed off?"

"Yeah..."

"Dude, you should be thrilled!"

"What?"

"Are you blind? She was absolutely losing her mind with jealousy over your ex!"

"..."

"That kind of reaction just proves how deeply she still cares about you!"