She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 1195

Melanie took a step, walking toward Preston.

The distance between them closed.

As she approached him, she kept her eyes locked onto his, never looking away.

"I don't need to 'finally realize' that you're good-looking," she said. "I'm not blind."

With that, her gaze turned slightly more serious.

"Tell me, was it you?"

"Was what me?" Preston asked, deliberately playing dumb.

"I just met with Gavin today and learned all about his terrible predicament."

"Even though... the Lockridge family's affairs have nothing to do with me, I refuse to sit back and watch the Lockridge Group fall into Dominic Hale's hands."

"So, I'm going to help Gavin take back what rightfully belongs to him."

"And the key factor in getting him back into the company is his father, who has been stranded overseas."

"Gavin told me that his grandfather gave an absolute order: unless his father secured the Solvane Port Operating Rights, he was permanently banned from returning to Averin."

"And somehow, this operating right that couldn't be negotiated for years... miraculously got finalized tonight. I'm not naive enough to think this is a coincidence."

Listening to Melanie's piercing analysis, Preston smiled softly and admitted it.

"I really can't hide anything from you. The Solvane port rights Thomas Lockridge was negotiating... the primary backer was the Whitmore family. It was our investment."

"Releasing it to the Lockridge family this time was simply to let Thomas complete his mission so he could return to Averin and re-enter the main headquarters."

Hearing Preston's calm, composed explanation, a profound shock rippled through Melanie's heart.

She knew it...

Her intuition was never wrong.

More accurately, there was only one person capable of acting with such swiftness, offering unconditional help, and possessing the absolute power to pull it off—

Preston Whitmore.

In a daze, her thoughts drifted to the past.

The days before she divorced Dominic Hale.

Back then, she had calculated every step, plotting against Dominic to ensure he walked away with absolutely nothing.

She ultimately succeeded.

But thinking back on it now, how many times had the Whitmore family behind Stellaris PharmaTech secretly smoothed the way for her while she was busy tearing down Dominic and the Hale family?

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