She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 623

Although it looked like a trinket meant for teenagers, it was undeniably a matching couple's set with the keychain Melanie kept on her handbag.

Preston's grip on the steering wheel tightened until his knuckles turned white, the veins popping starkly against his skin.

The car accelerated again. Melanie was completely oblivious to his shift in mood.

She was exhausted from the trip, yawning repeatedly throughout the drive.

While Everett was in the car, she had forced herself to stay alert, but now that it was just Preston driving, she completely relaxed and quickly dozed off.

When she woke up, she was still in the car. The lighting was dim, surrounded by concrete walls.

For a split second, Melanie felt disoriented, half-convinced she had been locked in some creepy dungeon.

She was, in fact, underground.

In a parking garage.

"How long was I out? You really could have just woken me up."

Melanie rubbed her sleepy eyes and turned to look at Preston in the driver's seat.

He didn't look back.

In profile, he looked exactly as he always did—like a masterpiece carved by a master sculptor.

Flawless.

And utterly ice-cold.

Instinctively, Melanie frowned.

She finally realized something was very wrong.

Normally, Preston would never ignore her, let alone refuse to even glance in her direction.

"Preston?"

Before the word fully left her lips, she noticed her plush bunny keychain was clutched tightly in his hand.

Melanie's eyes darted to her bag.

The strap was indeed missing its charm.

"Um... is that my keychain?"

As if only just registering her voice, Preston finally turned his head.

The moment their eyes met, Melanie's breath hitched.

The atmosphere inside the car had already been inexplicably heavy.

But the look Preston was giving her now completely shattered her understanding.

Preston wasn't an easy man to read.

Most of the time, looking into his eyes offered absolutely zero clues as to what he was thinking.

The only emotion that was ever blatantly obvious was his love for her.

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