She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 1190

"Your top priority right now... is getting your foot back in the door at the Lockridge Group," Melanie stated flatly.

To Gavin, it sounded like a cruel joke. "I know that! But how?"

Seeing his rising panic, Melanie calmly tapped her chopsticks against the rim of the boiling pot. "Step one of getting back into the company... eat your damn food and pull yourself together."

Gavin froze, staring blankly as Melanie offered him a serene, confident smile.

***

Later that evening, outside the Royce Group headquarters.

Preston Whitmore had just returned from checking on Stellaris PharmaTech. He was only a few feet away from the revolving doors when someone suddenly blocked his path. Recognizing the face, Preston's sharp, aristocratic features darkened instantly, radiating an oppressive, icy hostility.

"Preston..." Aria Royce called out his name with practiced confidence.

She was dressed in a tailored beige suit she had bought that afternoon, draped in a luxurious black camel-hair coat. Her makeup was meticulously done. She had planned this ambush. In the past, she had always dressed too sweet, too girlish. Compared to Melanie, she lacked that sharp, sophisticated elegance. Aria had deduced that Preston preferred a woman who looked polished and commanding. Since she had returned from her exile to the countryside, she was determined to make him see her in a new light. After all, she was now the Director of R&D at the Gavin Lockridge Medical Research Institute. She was a high-level executive. Dressing the part proved she wasn't just some vapid socialite.

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