She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 1176

But after nearly two hours of pouring her soul into the presentation, she turned around only to find his eyes glued entirely to Melanie.

Aria was absolutely furious.

"Mr. Sterling... what did you think of the proposal?"

Swallowing her rage, she forced herself to keep her tone painfully polite.

He shot her an entirely apathetic glance.

"Think of what? Just keep talking."

His dismissive tone made it blatantly obvious he hadn't absorbed a single word she'd said.

Aria ground her teeth together, her chest burning with frustration.

Was he even here to talk business?

Or just to flirt?!

"This facility seems enormous! Why show us only the first floor? Aren't there two more above us?"

Melanie asked, pointing a finger toward the ceiling.

"The upper levels are just staff offices and conference rooms."

Hearing Aria's response, Melanie tilted her head back and murmured thoughtfully.

"Two employees for all those offices... seems a bit excessive."

Aria quickly scrambled to justify the setup to Shawn.

"It's not that we only have a few employees. We've only just launched, and we're highly selective with our researchers. Rest assured, we'll be fully staffed in no time."

She desperately didn't want him thinking the institute was understaffed.

But the reality was, they *were* massively understaffed.

Dominic seemed to love buying expensive equipment.

But had zero interest in hiring people to use it.

"It doesn't matter."

Waving a dismissive hand at an anxious Aria, Shawn looked perfectly unbothered.

"The fewer people, the better."

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