She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 152

Everyone in the room turned to look at Melanie.

Dominic, Evelyn, and the others were still wondering why a spotlight would be on Melanie at a time like this.

Then, Adrian Mercer's voice rang out again.

"I'd like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the friend who provided this second-generation machine. She is Melanie, Ms. Royce."

The hall erupted in an uproar.

Adrian began to applaud, and in an instant, the guests joined in with thunderous applause.

"Her? How is that possible? She's just an undergrad…"

"And I don't think her major was even in pharmaceuticals, was it?"

"There must be a mistake…"

The few who had been bad-mouthing Melanie earlier whispered to each other, their faces etched with disbelief.

Dominic didn't believe it either.

"You're so lucky, Melanie…" Evelyn's snide voice came from the side. "It must be nice to have classmates who help you out. You can just take all the credit for yourself."

Evelyn's words suddenly gave Dominic an idea.

The integrated AI bioprinter must have been modified by one of Melanie's old classmates from a pharmacy program.

Adrian probably didn't know and mistakenly thought it was Melanie's work.

Dominic stroked his chin, lost in thought.

With this modified AI bioprinter, Adrian's research on the new anti-cancer drug had a game-changing advantage. Plus, since Adrian mistakenly believed Melanie had helped him, this might be the perfect opportunity for the Hale Group to get in on the action.

Noticing that Dominic was starting to get antsy, Melanie discreetly gave Adrian a look. Adrian immediately proceeded to demonstrate more of the modified machine's new features and announced his preliminary research results.

The experts in the room were already hooked.

Suddenly, Melanie glanced over at Evelyn, who found the look baffling.

Melanie's lips curled into a smirk.

She had Evelyn to thank for all of this. If it weren't for Evelyn's affair with Dominic and their illegitimate daughter, how could she have ever torn away the mask Dominic had worn for so many years? And how could she have devised this brilliant revenge plot to kill two birds with one stone?

Melanie's smile gradually turned chilling.

She would spend all of the Hale family's money to develop her new anti-cancer drug, and then, at the moment of her success, she would nail Dominic and Evelyn to the wall of shame!

As she was envisioning her blueprint for revenge, a commotion at the entrance of the hall caught her attention.

"Mr. Whitmore from Stellaris PharmaTech? What's he doing here?"

Melanie was taken aback when she saw Gabriel Whitmore. She hadn't asked Adrian to invite him.

Gabriel was impeccably dressed tonight in a high-end white suit, looking handsome, debonair, and every bit the Prince Charming.