She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 137

In a setting like this, the woman by Dominic’s side shouldn’t be her…

It should be Evelyn.

At first, Melanie assumed that if Dominic was taking her to an auction, Evelyn would surely be there too.

Just like at the Novarison Pharmaceuticals sixtieth-anniversary celebration.

He was only bringing her along to serve as a foil to Evelyn.

However…

Even after they were seated, Melanie still saw no sign of Evelyn.

“What are you looking for?”

Melanie’s glancing around caught Dominic’s attention.

“Nothing,” Melanie shook her head. “Where’s Evelyn?”

Dominic suddenly choked on his own saliva.

“Why bring her up out of the blue…”

Melanie smiled but said nothing.

Why would she bring Evelyn up?

Because her “dear husband” was always seen with Evelyn, practically joined at the hip.

Because Evelyn was, in name, his adopted sister, but in reality, she was the mistress who had even borne his illegitimate daughter.

Seeing Melanie’s silence, Dominic added, “I didn’t ask Evelyn… Tonight, it’s just you, and me…”

As Dominic spoke, he tried to take Melanie’s hand.

In his eyes, this small physical contact wasn’t a betrayal of his love for Evelyn.

Because Melanie was his wife.

And with the project changes at the Hale Health Center, he felt he owed Melanie compensation.

Holding her hand was part of that compensation.

But just as Dominic reached for her, Melanie lifted her hand to cover her mouth and yawn.

At that moment, someone came to occupy the seat next to them.

Melanie didn't need to turn her head to see who it was. The person sitting down next to Dominic was, of course, Evelyn.

It was ‘Melanie.’

Gavin was Dominic’s best friend, a few months younger, and had always called him ‘Dominic.’

But when he spoke to her, it was always ‘Melanie.’

In the past, Melanie had found it endearing and quite liked it.

Thinking about it now, it might have been appropriate for Gavin to call her that before she and Dominic were married.

But they had been married for four years.

In four years, Gavin had never once treated her as Dominic’s wife.

In other words, in the mind of Dominic’s best friend, he had never truly acknowledged her as Dominic’s wife.

No wonder…

Gavin had known about Dominic and Evelyn's relationship all along, and he was well aware of Lila’s identity.

Melanie glanced at Gavin, her eyes meeting his just as he looked over.

The guilt on his face was plain to see.