She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 974

Being far from home, Melanie couldn't be bothered to entertain the hostile secretary. Instead, she shifted her gaze directly to Sebastian.

At that moment, a young doctor in a white coat was consulting him.

"I have a patient with an EGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinoma. They've been on first-line Osimertinib for eleven months but are showing slow progression. The biopsy came back T790M negative, and no new mutations were found. What's the next step?"

Hearing this, Clarice cast a sidelong glance at Melanie and sneered.

"Well? Didn't understand a single word, did you?"

She firmly believed that a woman with Melanie's background had no place here; it was an embarrassing overreach.

Some of the doctors crowding around Sebastian finally noticed Melanie.

But none of them knew who she was.

Nor did they recognize Preston.

"And this is...?"

one curious doctor asked.

"She's from the Royce Group," Clarice offered helpfully.

"The Royce Group... isn't that just the herbal farming base out in Averin?"

"But the field we are discussing today is modern oncology..."

"That's exactly what I just said. She can't understand a word of this."

Clarice brought the conversation right back to her point.

She had seen plenty of women like Melanie.

Women who relied on their pretty faces to grab any opportunity to get close to Sebastian, eager to flatter and please him just to secure some personal gain.

As Sebastian's loyal secretary, she felt it was her duty to guard against these gold diggers and keep the stray mutts at bay.

Melanie acutely felt the secretary's biting hostility.

She just couldn't understand it.

Clarice wasn't Sebastian's wife, and Melanie wasn't a mistress, so where was all this deep-seated venom coming from?

Just then, Melanie saw Preston take a step forward, clearly intending to put the woman in her place.

The doctor nodded eagerly, hastily taking notes.

The surrounding crowd let out murmurs of awe and agreement.

Even Clarice wore an expression of overflowing pride.

Melanie, however, couldn't see what the secretary was so proud of.

Amidst the chorus of praise surrounding Sebastian, a jarring note suddenly rang out.

It completely shattered the atmosphere.

Melanie was laughing.

It was a mocking laugh.

Sebastian's expression shifted slightly, while Clarice's eyes went wide with fury.

Everyone turned to stare at Melanie as she spoke with total composure.

"The most famous director at Ruben Isle Medical University is nothing more than this?"