She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 532

"There is an uninvited guest in my office. Send security in to throw her out."

Realizing Melanie wasn't joking, Aria's expression immediately hardened.

"Melanie, I came all this way specifically to show you something..."

Aria smirked, unlocking her phone. She opened the photo Elara had sent her and slid the device across the sleek desk toward Melanie.

"Take a look for yourself!"

Melanie subconsciously lowered her gaze to the screen.

It was a photograph.

There were only two people in the frame.

And Melanie recognized them both.

Elara Bennett.

And Preston Whitmore.

"Your boyfriend didn't come home last night, did he?" Aria asked, her tone dripping with absolute certainty.

When Melanie remained silent, a surge of triumph swelled in Aria's chest.

After sending the photo, Elara had followed up with a text message:

*Tell Melanie that Preston won't be coming home tonight. He's with me.*

Initially, Aria had been skeptical of the claim. But seeing Melanie's reaction now, it was obvious Preston hadn't returned to their apartment.

"Let me guess. Your boyfriend told you he had to work late, right? But the truth is, he was out with his ex-fiancée."

"I'm not showing you this to drive a wedge between you and Mr. Whitmore, but..."

"He was never serious about you. You're just a plaything to him. All he wants is your body."

"It just proves that your taste in men is absolute trash, Melanie. As your sister, I'm honestly embarrassed for you!"

Seeing Melanie sit there in stunned silence, Aria reveled in the moment, thoroughly enjoying every second of her venomous mockery.

It seemed Preston's ex-fiancée was far more useful than Evelyn Hale.

At least Elara was a genuine heiress from a phenomenally wealthy family.

She had the status and the looks.

"If you let her into my office ever again, you're all fired!"

It was the first time the guards had ever seen the COO lose her temper like this.

Though they knew Aria was the second daughter of the Royce family, Melanie was the eldest, the legitimate heir, and their official boss.

Weighing the consequences, they dutifully followed Melanie's orders and dragged Aria out of the Royce Group building.

With the obnoxious woman finally gone, the office grew so dead silent you could hear a pin drop.

Melanie picked up a file, desperate to numb her mind with work.

But she couldn't process a single word.

Her head was spinning, haunted by the image Aria had shoved in her face.

The tailored suit Preston was wearing in the photo was undeniably the exact one he had worn yesterday.

So...

When Preston had claimed he was tied up with an urgent work emergency, he was actually keeping Elara company?