She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 472

Today was the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Aria's Creative Studio.

Aria Royce herself was the legal representative of the new enterprise.

As the center of attention, she deliberately wore a snow-white ballgown adorned with premium lace and glittering crystals.

She looked less like she was attending a corporate ribbon-cutting and more like she was walking down the aisle at her own wedding.

The moment she appeared, all eyes gravitated toward her.

"The second daughter of the Royce family is absolutely stunning!"

"And so accomplished! I heard she's a top-tier pharmacy graduate."

"Of course! How else could she break away from the Royce Group and start her own studio?"

"But didn't she get pushed out?"

"By who? Who on earth has the power to oust the talented and favored daughter of the Royce family?"

"Who else? Look over there..."

A group of glamorous socialites huddled together, whispering as their gazes drifted toward a woman standing quietly in the corner.

The woman wore a sleek, sophisticated slate-gray business suit. Unlike Aria's over-the-top and wildly inappropriate attire, her look was understated, her makeup light, yet her radiant complexion and natural beauty made her stand out effortlessly.

"See her? That's the eldest daughter, Melanie Royce... I heard she was the one who forced Aria out."

"Seriously? What is this, a war over the inheritance?"

"Obviously! They have different mothers, after all."

"Melanie sure is ruthless. Relying on her status as Mr. Royce's legitimate daughter, she managed to snag the COO position at the Royce Group despite having less education and zero pharmaceutical skills. No wonder Aria had to leave!"

"It doesn't matter. Real talent shines anywhere. Starting her own studio might be the best thing for Aria."

"Exactly! Let's just wait and see. Melanie might run the Royce Group into the ground as COO, and Aria's studio will surpass them entirely."

"We will be spearheading the R&D for the Silver-Leaf Orchid Variant!"

Aria looked back at the screen and announced it with dramatic flair.

Deafening applause erupted across the venue.

As the clapping subsided, Aria raised the microphone again.

"As many of you know, the Royce Group has been collaborating with Stellaris PharmaTech on a revolutionary cold medicine... Unfortunately, the research has hit a severe bottleneck. The current COO of the Royce Group even organized a field expedition to find a new botanical variant, but that effort ultimately went nowhere."

At her words, more than half the room turned their eyes toward Melanie.

Everyone knew perfectly well who the current COO was.

Aria was publicly slapping Melanie across the face in front of the entire industry.

"My father, Nathaniel Royce, encouraged me to establish my own studio so that I wouldn't be held back by internal corporate politics. I will not let him, or any of you, down. I am confident that our work on the Silver-Leaf Orchid Variant will fundamentally solve the bottleneck in the cold medicine project and push this endeavor to unprecedented heights!"