She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 1077

R&D Director for their new initiative...

Melanie mentally chewed on those words, her unease growing.

What exactly was the Lockridge Group planning?

An inexplicable, creeping sense of dread settled in her stomach.

She needed to do some serious digging the moment she got home. Finding out exactly what Aria was developing for Lockridge was a top priority.

Sensing the heavy shift in Melanie's mood, Preston instinctively raised an arm, wrapping it securely around her shoulders and giving her a reassuring squeeze.

Witnessing the intimate gesture, Aria felt a blistering wave of sheer, unadulterated fury.

"Aren't you two broken up?!"

She practically shrieked the words.

Several sales associates paused, shooting alarmed glances in their direction.

Aria was still wearing the store's designer suit set.

But since her explosive encounter with Melanie, the atmosphere had grown dangerously hostile.

The staff weren't idiots; no one dared approach the volatile woman to ask her to hand over the unpaid merchandise.

However, she had been wearing it for an uncomfortably long time, and they were at a loss on how to politely demand she take it off.

"You're surprisingly well-informed!"

Melanie offered a nonchalant, breezy smile.

All the while, Preston's hand remained firmly and warmly planted on her shoulder.

Normally, she would have nudged him off, signaling for personal space.

But since the sight of them together clearly drove Aria insane, Melanie was more than happy to twist the knife a little longer.

Melanie's instincts were dead on; seeing them draped over one another made Aria sick to her stomach.

Before returning to Averin, she had done extensive digging.

She knew for a fact that Melanie had dumped Preston the moment his family faced financial ruin.

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