She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 1080

The humiliating whispers reached Aria and both of her subordinates with devastating clarity.

The two colleagues had genuinely believed that dropping twelve thousand dollars would buy Aria at least an ounce of respect. Even if the gorgeous man wasn't interested, surely he wouldn't turn down such a lavish gift.

Instead...

He had utterly mercilessly crushed her in public, refusing to give her an inch of dignity.

Wanting to salvage her boss's pride, one of the subordinates cleared her throat loudly, shooting the staff a warning glare.

But her awkward cough only amplified the sheer, agonizing tension in the room.

Aria whipped her head around, shooting the girl a murderous glare.

Now completely broke, publicly rejected, and drowning in humiliation, Aria finally snapped. Tears of pure frustration welled in her eyes as she screamed at Preston.

"Preston, you are completely out of line! Fine, you don't like me, but there is such a thing as basic human decency! If you didn't want the gift, you could have just politely declined. You didn't have to humiliate me and act like everything I buy is beneath you!"

Listening to the unhinged rant, Melanie realized Aria had genuinely lost her mind.

She glanced at Preston. His expression remained utterly glacial, arrogant and unbothered. Aria's screaming tantrum hadn't elicited a single reaction from him.

Out of everyone in the room, only Melanie knew the undeniable truth: Preston hadn't been lying.

He legitimately found everything Aria bought completely beneath him.

Because Preston's entire wardrobe was bespoke; twelve thousand dollars was pocket change for a single piece.

"Let's go. I'll help you pick out your coat. Don't let something so trivial ruin your mood," Preston said softly, turning entirely toward Melanie.

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Aria watched in agony as the sheer, icy contempt in his eyes melted into warm, gentle affection the instant he looked at Melanie, a soft smile gracing his lips.

So draining her entire life savings was trivial?

And he was worried she was ruining Melanie's night?!

Aria felt her sanity rapidly unraveling.

"I've already decided. I'll take this one!"

Melanie grabbed the charcoal gray coat she had originally picked out and headed straight for the register.

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