She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 491

Knowing Evelyn would look for a naive victim to take the fall, Daphne had handpicked the perfect operative for Melanie.

Sierra was a seasoned contact of Daphne's from the underworld. Because of her incredibly innocent, helpless appearance, she had been deployed numerous times as a deep-cover mole in rival syndicates.

She had never failed a mission.

Playing a desperate, social-climbing sociopath like Evelyn was practically a vacation for her.

Sierra had earned Evelyn's trust without breaking a sweat.

And Evelyn had been far too arrogant to even question if the "broken" camera was just a piece of bait.

"The police have already reviewed the footage. You personally swapped Everett's nutrient solution with a lethal dose of insulin, attempting to murder him and frame an innocent nurse... Evelyn, you were caught red-handed. What possible lie could you spin now?"

Faced with Melanie's absolute condemnation and the wall of police officers blocking her exit, Evelyn felt like she had been struck by lightning. Her vision swam with dark spots.

She finally understood.

She thought she was a mastermind, brilliantly erasing the one threat to her future.

But in reality, she had been dancing like a puppet on Melanie's strings the entire time.

"Melanie!"

Evelyn's eyes nearly bulged out of her skull, her rival's name hissing through her gritted teeth with enough venom to kill.

She looked ready to tear Melanie limb from limb.

And yet...

She didn't dare move a muscle.

The hulking bodyguards flanking Melanie had already stepped into her path, their presence suffocating.

"Ah... who are all of you?"

Suddenly, Everett let out a soft yawn and rubbed his sleepy eyes.

The screaming had woken him up. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw his room crowded with terrifying strangers.

Reacting exactly like a frightened toddler, Everett scrambled backward against the headboard, clutching his blanket tightly to his chest.

His panicked breathing slowed slightly when his eyes landed on Melanie.

His fractured instincts told him this beautiful woman was safe—someone he loved and trusted.

But then...

Why was every single person conspiring to ruin her life?!

If Melanie had just backed off and canceled her engagement to Dominic...

If Everett hadn't insisted on marrying her after finding out she was pregnant with Dominic's child...

If Melanie had just signed the divorce papers quietly instead of turning it into a massive public scandal...

If Everett had just stayed in The Marlowe District and died like he was supposed to...

But reality didn't care about her excuses.

Reality was the police standing right behind her, locking her in for attempted murder.

"You forced me to do this... You all forced me to do this!"

Evelyn suddenly let out a deranged, hysterical shriek. Like a woman possessed, she grabbed a heavy potted pothos off the windowsill and hurled it violently straight at Melanie's head.

Sensing the deadly incoming threat, Everett moved on pure instinct, throwing his body in front of Melanie to shield her.

*CRASH!*

The heavy ceramic pot shattered violently against Everett's head.