She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 607

Melanie fell silent upon hearing her father's words.

The Carter Group inviting the Royce Group to their gala made absolutely no sense.

While it was true that many pharmaceutical companies collaborated internationally, and large-scale projects often involved multiple countries...

the Royce Group and the Carter Group had zero connection to each other.

Melanie knew very well that the entity Elias Carter actually wanted to invite wasn't the Royce Group.

It was her.

It was Schrödinger's Pill.

But precisely because their companies had never collaborated, it would raise too many eyebrows if Elias specifically invited her by name.

So, she guessed Elias had deliberately extended the invitation to the Royce Group as a cover.

And since she was now the CEO, it would be entirely natural for her to attend.

As she thought this over, her gaze naturally fell on Everett.

He wore a bright smile, his eyes sparkling with eagerness. It was obvious he was looking forward to it.

That expression made it incredibly hard for her to say she wouldn't take him along.

"Sure, okay."

Seeing her agree, Everett secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his smile growing even more radiant.

Nathaniel also looked on with an expression of deep satisfaction.

Melanie didn't know why, but she felt incredibly uncomfortable and uneasy throughout this meal.

Even though the people she was dining with were her father and a friend.

"We're pretty much done eating. If there's nothing else, can I head home now?"

Since they weren't strangers, she stood up and asked straightforwardly.

"It's still early. You two could do something else after dinner. Catch a movie, maybe..."

Before her father could finish, Melanie immediately questioned,

"What?"

Catching the surprise and wariness on her face, Nathaniel hastily backpedaled.

"Nothing, just that there's a really popular movie playing right now."

If she remembered correctly, didn't he not own a car?

Everett realized his slip and quickly explained,

"It's from your dad... He said that since I'm the COO of the Royce Group now, I need a car, so he assigned one to me."

"..."

Melanie stayed silent.

She didn't think Everett was unworthy of it.

But...

she really couldn't get on board with her father's obsessive need to repay this debt.

It was just like before, when her dad mistook Gregory Hale for his savior and treated Dominic Hale better than his own son.

And now, he was doing the exact same thing with Everett.

She couldn't shake the feeling that this extreme way of showing gratitude would backfire eventually.

Just as she was about to decline his offer, a loud honk drew both of their attention.