She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 1143

He had been sitting right next to her the entire time, yet she had remained completely oblivious to his existence from start to finish.

Being treated like empty air was a remarkably fresh experience for someone like him.

Sitting in the dimly lit stands, Sebastian quietly kept his gaze locked on Melanie.

Because of their close proximity, he could clearly map out every subtle shift in her expression.

Melanie possessed the kind of flawless, striking beauty that was both immediately breathtaking and endlessly captivating.

Involuntarily, his entire focus had drifted from the intense basketball game down on the court to the woman sitting beside him.

His eyes had remained hopelessly tethered to her ever since.

It had ultimately created a bizarre chain of attention: Daphne was completely engrossed in the game, Melanie was completely engrossed in Daphne, and Sebastian was completely engrossed in Melanie.

Under the heavy weight of his unblinking stare, Melanie let out an awkward, polite laugh.

How was she supposed to respond to that?

She couldn't exactly agree that he had a commanding presence when she had literally failed to notice him for two hours.

"A man as distinguished as yourself could never fade into the background, Director York! I was simply far too invested in the game."

"Oh?" Sebastian raised a skeptical brow, asking with a playful lilt, "Then who won?"

"The Gladiators, obviously."

She fired back without missing a beat.

That was a trick question she could easily handle.

Even though her mind had been thousands of miles away from the sport, she definitely knew who had taken the championship.

If they hadn't, Daphne wouldn't have been vibrating with this much adrenaline.

"And what was the final score?"

"Um..."

Melanie opened her mouth, instantly drawing a blank.

What was his problem? Was this a pop quiz?

"113 to 81."

Daphne leaned over to deliver the flawless answer, then immediately turned to Melanie.

"Mel, who is this?"

Melanie quickly seized the opportunity to make introductions.

"This is Sebastian York, the Director of Medical Oncology at Ruben Isle University Medical Center."

"A department director at your age? That's seriously impressive!"

Daphne couldn't help but voice her awe.

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