She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 738

In total synchronization, the entire room turned to stare at Elara.

The rest of the guests did the same.

Even Gabriel, along with Frederick and Marjorie who were seated just a few spots down from her, locked their eyes on her.

Elara was utterly bewildered.

She blinked furiously, convinced for a fleeting second that she had imagined the whole thing.

With a thousand pairs of eyes boring into her, she stared dead ahead at Melanie.

"I don't know what you're talking about. You're not making any sense."

The moment the denial left Elara's lips, Melanie raised her phone.

"...Next Monday is the joint launch for the Royce Group and Stellaris's new diabetes drug, right? I just need you to stand up in front of all their partners and accuse Stellaris of stealing the core technology from the Carter Group's upcoming GlycaGuard L1."

The audio playing from the phone was undeniably, distinctively Elara's voice.

The color completely drained from Elara's face.

"...It's precisely because the Royce Group co-developed this drug that your words will carry weight. That's the only way Stellaris's clients will buy the story."

Hearing the exact conversation from the corporate helipad playing out loud, the crushing reality hit Elara like a freight train.

She had been played!

From the very beginning, Melanie never bought her story.

Not only did she see right through her, but she had flipped the script and recorded every word.

Panic-stricken, Elara leaped from her seat and lunged toward the stage, desperate to snatch the phone from Melanie's hand.

But the person who blocked her path wasn't Melanie.

"What exactly do you think you're doing to Ms. Royce?"

Confronted by Marjorie, Elara went rigid, sheer terror flashing in her eyes.

"Mrs. Whitmore, I... I..."

As she tried to speak, she found her tongue tied in knots. She couldn't form a single coherent excuse.

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