She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 595

However, a towering, solid wall instantly blocked his path.

Melanie was shielded securely behind Preston.

She felt a rush of both deep gratitude and worry, concerned that Gregory's unstable mental state might drive him to hurt Preston.

But Gregory stood rooted to the spot, completely paralyzed, lacking the courage to take even a single step forward.

In his eyes, the man standing in his way was just a younger guy, but the sheer aura Preston radiated was terrifyingly oppressive.

It was a lethal kind of intimidation that sent shivers straight to a person's core.

Especially when meeting Preston's gaze.

For some inexplicable reason, Gregory felt there was something deeply unnerving about Preston's eyes.

A moment ago, he had been the one burning with the impulsive desire to end Melanie's life.

Yet, the one whose eyes truly harbored a lethal intent was Preston.

An absurd, chilling intuition crept into Gregory's mind—

Had Preston actually killed someone before?

"Dad, don't do anything stupid," Dominic chimed in, rushing forward to grab Gregory's arm and pull him back.

He had been in a fight with Preston before.

Or rather, he had taken a completely one-sided beating.

Preston was incredibly strong and a skilled fighter. If even Dominic couldn't stand a chance, his father would only end up suffering if things got physical.

"Let's just go. We need to get out of here," Dominic whispered urgently into Gregory's ear.

Originally, they had come to the hospital hoping to use the fact that Gregory had once saved Nathaniel's life to force Melanie into showing mercy and letting them off the hook.

Instead, Melanie had completely exposed the truth behind that so-called life-saving grace.

Staying any longer would bring absolutely no benefit to either of them.

Although Gregory was seething with rage, he knew better than to pick a losing battle. He turned and followed Dominic out.

Aria and Sabrina also slipped out of the hospital room without making a sound.

Any further words from them now would only add fuel to the fire.

The crowd in the room thinned out instantly.

And just like that, Everett walked away, disappearing down the corridor and exiting the inpatient building all by himself.

Melanie watched his retreating figure, a wave of melancholy washing over her.

"Did I go too far with him?"

She didn't look at Preston as she spoke. It sounded half like she was asking for his opinion and half like she was talking to herself.

"You only did what you had to do."

Melanie lifted her gaze, turning to look at Preston, and found nothing but sheer, doting affection in his eyes.

"You really spoil me, don't you?" she said with a bitter smile.

She had done what she had to do.

As the heir to the Royce Group, it was her absolute duty to eradicate the Hale Group, a parasite feeding off her family.

But in doing so, it was an undeniable fact that she had deeply hurt and used Everett.

The deep-fake AI video on her phone was something she had Elias Carter prepare for her a long time ago.

From the moment she realized that the man who had actually saved her father was Everett's father, not Gregory, she had been preparing for this day.