She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 158

Melanie saw Lila glaring at her.

Even though Lila didn’t say a word, her eyes screamed her thoughts at Melanie:

*You’re a bad woman!*

*It’s your fault Daddy can’t be with me and Mommy out in the open.*

Melanie shrugged and returned a cold smile.

Lila immediately burrowed into Evelyn’s arms.

“Mommy, I’m scared…”

Melanie was smiling, but it sent a chill down Lila’s spine.

Evelyn pulled Lila into a tight hug and scolded Melanie.

“Melanie, Lila is just a child. Why are you trying to scare her?”

“So, smiling at her is considered scaring her now? With that kind of parenting, Evelyn, you’re just going to raise Lila to be fragile. Once she’s out in the real world, life is going to hit her hard.”

Although Lila only half-understood Melanie’s sharp words, she knew they weren't anything good. Her lip trembled, her eyes reddened, and tears began to stream down her face.

“Oh, Lila, what’s wrong?”

Evelyn feigned concern and hurriedly said to Dominic, “Dominic, look what Melanie did. She’s made Lila cry.”

Dominic turned at the sound of her voice, looking annoyed.

“Alright, that’s enough. We’re here to celebrate a birthday. Get Lila to stop crying.”

“Dominic…”

Evelyn’s eyes widened.

She had wanted Dominic to stand up for Lila.

Before Melanie had shown up, Dominic had doted on Lila, treating her like a precious jewel.

But the moment Melanie arrived…

Evelyn secretly gritted her teeth.

Lila had also hoped to use the opportunity to get some sympathy from Dominic and have him scold Melanie.

But seeing his attitude, she forced her tears back.

Just like her mother, she was seething with frustration.

It was an exquisitely embroidered silk jacket that she had sewn herself, and it delighted Nathaniel.

“My dear, your gift is always the most thoughtful!” Nathaniel said, his face wreathed in smiles.

“It’s just a little skill of mine, nothing special… If you want to talk about thoughtful, you should see our Aria.”

“Isn’t Aria in a combined Master's-PhD program at Cyranth University right now? Is she back?” Camilla asked curiously.

Though Sabrina was once the other woman, she was now the official wife. Moreover, Camilla had always heard that Aria, the daughter Sabrina brought into the Royce family, was exceptionally brilliant—unlike the good-for-nothing Melanie, she was highly educated.

“Oh no, Aria is over there preparing to take the Master Pharmacist’s License exam!”

Hearing this, Camilla’s eyes lit up.

“I’ve heard that exam is incredibly difficult.”

“It is!” Sabrina flicked her hair, a smug look on her face. “The Master Pharmacist’s License in Cyranth is one of the ten hardest exams in the world.”

“My, Aria is truly amazing. Is she planning to take over her father’s business in the future?”

Camilla’s words made Sabrina smile, unable to hide the ambition in her eyes.

The reason Camilla was cozying up to Sabrina was precisely because she was impressed by Aria’s excellence.