She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 475

Preston possessed striking, aggressively handsome features. Whenever his expression hardened, he emitted a suffocating aura of dominance that made people instinctively want to back away, as if facing a lethal predator.

And Preston was almost always wearing that icy expression, his predatory gaze as sharp as a blade.

However...

The moment he stopped in front of Melanie, his features noticeably softened, melting into pure devotion.

"Honey..."

He called out to her again.

He said it with heavy, deliberate emphasis, as if staking a vicious claim to everyone in the room.

Melanie was his!

Melanie smiled and nodded, though she felt a tiny flash of embarrassment.

Preston tossed around the pet name so naturally in front of hundreds of people.

The socialites who had just been mocking her stood frozen, their jaws practically hitting the floor.

"Did you hear that? He called her Honey... Did Melanie secretly remarry?"

"No, no, impossible... There was no news about it!"

"I bet he's just her boyfriend."

It wasn't unusual for boyfriends to use that level of endearment.

But even if he was just her boyfriend, it was more than enough to ignite a raging fire of jealousy in every woman present.

"How is this possible... Melanie just got divorced! How did she land a guy this incredibly hot right after dumping Dominic?"

"Seriously, with a face like that, why would he date a divorcee?"

Aria's friends were pale with disbelief.

At that moment, the entire room's attention was fully captivated by Preston and Melanie, leaving Aria and Dominic standing awkwardly on the stage like forgotten props.

Neither Aria nor Dominic had ever anticipated Preston crashing the event.

Now, everyone in the venue knew the truth.

This stunningly handsome man was Melanie's current boyfriend.

And the man on stage, Dominic, was her ex-husband.

With the current boyfriend and the ex-husband in the same room, it was human nature to compare the two.

The same socialites who were just worshipping Aria flipped a switch and began snickering at her expense.

Hearing their whispers, Melanie mused that birds of a feather truly did flock together.

Aria's so-called friends were just as treacherous and hollow as she was.

Pulling her attention back, Melanie looked up at Preston.

"What are you doing here? Did you come to find me?"

She had, of course, mentioned to Preston that she would be attending Aria's grand opening today.

"He is here for me!"

A sharp, desperate shout echoed from the stage.

The entire crowd whipped their heads around.

Aria hoisted up her massive, wedding-like gown and marched down the stage steps, practically radiating arrogant confidence.

She stopped in front of Preston, turned to flash a patronizing smile at Melanie, and repeated her bold claim.

"He is here for me."