She Left, She Thrived, She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 143

Wait a minute...

Gabriel...

Preston...

Melanie couldn't help but gasp.

Could it be... that Preston and this Mr. Whitmore from Stellaris PharmaTech were related by blood?

Were they distant relatives?

Her eyes wide, Melanie couldn't help but carefully study Gabriel's face.

Suddenly being stared at so intently by Melanie, Gabriel screamed internally: This is bad!

What if Melanie thinks he's handsome and falls for him?

How could he face Preston!

Gabriel was panicking inside.

Being too handsome is a curse!

After carefully comparing Gabriel's and Preston's facial features, Melanie realized—

She was overthinking things.

The surname Whitmore wasn't that uncommon, and Gabriel and Preston's features bore no resemblance to each other.

It seemed Preston had no connection to the Whitmore family of Stellaris PharmaTech.

Melanie averted her gaze and thanked Gabriel again.

On stage, the auctioneer announced loudly,

"At Mr. Whitmore's request, the auction house has confirmed that the final ownership of this last item will be directly registered under Ms. Melanie Royce's name. Congratulations, Ms. Royce!"

Another round of applause broke out, though it was sparse this time.

Many in the audience had figured it out. Gabriel had spent a billion dollars on this device just to woo a woman.

As for why he hadn't bought any of the numerous jewels and accessories before, but chose a machine instead?

Probably because...

Mr. Whitmore liked to be unconventional when chasing women!

Back in his seat, Gabriel took out his phone and sent a text message:

[Bro, I did what you said and bought that machine for Ms. Royce.]

In Darsenia for an AI technology summit, Preston saw the message from Gabriel, and the sharp lines of his brow softened slightly.

***

On board the Silver Horizon.

Thanks to Gabriel, Melanie had gained a small measure of fame. Many influential people cast curious glances her way.

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