She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 699

Their eyes locked, and Melanie knew instantly she wasn't mistaken.

This wasn't someone who just happened to share the same name.

This was Dominic Hale—

Her ex-husband.

For the first time since the divorce, Melanie took a long, hard look at him.

Dominic truly looked like a different man today.

He wasn't wearing a standard business suit; he was dressed in a meticulously tailored tuxedo, exuding the formal elegance of a high-society gentleman.

The fabric was premium, the cut flawless—it was undeniably a bespoke piece crafted by a master tailor.

The Hale family was bankrupt.

She hadn't heard of any mysterious benefactor swooping in to fund their comeback.

After all, the only reason the Hales had survived crisis after crisis in the past was entirely due to her father's covert financial backing.

And once the truth about the so-called life-saving debt was exposed, her father completely cut them off.

Without the Royce family's money, a Hale family resurgence was impossible.

In other words, there was no physical way Dominic could afford an outfit like this on his own.

Not even if he sold his soul or a kidney.

The last time Melanie saw him, he had looked like a homeless drifter—disheveled, filthy, and broken.

He was practically unrecognizable from the polished man standing in front of her now.

Naturally, Melanie's gaze shifted back to Holden Lockridge.

Holden had just said it—

Dominic was his newly adopted grandson.

Moreover, Holden had gone out of his way to dress Dominic in high-end couture and parade him around an elite jewelry exhibition.

It was a clear declaration of how much he valued this new grandson.

Yet...

Melanie couldn't figure out why.

The Lockridge family and the Hale family had a passing acquaintance, but as old-money aristocrats, the Lockridges harbored a deep-seated contempt for up-and-comers.

Whether it was social ties or financial interests, the Hales had been exclusively tethered to the Royces.

The only real connection was that Gavin and Dominic ran in the same party circles.

But Gavin alone possessed absolutely zero leverage to convince Holden to adopt Dominic.

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