She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 315

Melanie opened the fridge, only to find there was no alcohol inside.

Only lychee-flavored soda.

Her mouth twitched. She had no choice but to take out two bottles of soda.

"This? Or should I order some beer?"

"This is fine," Preston replied. Then he heard Melanie ask casually,

"Are you afraid things might get out of hand if we drink?"

Seeing the mischievous glint in Melanie's bright eyes, Preston stared into them for a long moment.

Suddenly, he took a step forward.

The distance between them closed instantly. Melanie froze, and just as she was about to instinctively step back, Preston's arm wrapped around her waist.

"If you're not afraid…"

Preston's magnetic voice whispered by her ear, his hot breath fanning across her face, making her cheeks burn.

"Then I'm not afraid either."

Melanie pushed Preston away and turned her face to the side.

Her face must be bright red right now.

She could certainly feel it burning like she had a fever.

"Then let's just drink soda. Don't blame me if you get diabetes."

Preston chuckled at Melanie's remark.

The two of them sat on the living room sofa, sipping lychee soda and admiring the magnificent meteor shower overhead.

"Is this a projection? It's pretty realistic."

"It's a new technology from Stellaris PharmaTech."

As Preston spoke, his eyes flickered to the side, stealing a glance at Melanie.

"How did your talk with Bryant go tonight?"

"I had a major breakthrough."

Melanie didn't look at Preston, her gaze fixed on the spectacular meteor shower on the ceiling.

The conversation between them paused for a moment.

The atmosphere in the living room remained romantic.

Melanie had said just enough, and Preston didn't press further.

The drawing was better than hers; you could tell at a glance that it was a picture of Preston.

Melanie burst out laughing.

What was this?

She drew a picture of herself to give to him, and he drew a picture of himself to give to her?

Melanie felt like she and Preston were like elementary schoolers swapping drawings.

"Isn't this a bit childish?"

Melanie said with a smile, then took the bottle with Preston's drawing on it into her room.

***

At the Hale Health Center.

Dominic came to work early today, just to wait for Melanie to report on her progress.

She had bailed on their Valentine's date for work, so he was sure he would get some good news about the new anti-cancer drug project from her today.

But instead…

Melanie had taken the day off.