She Left, She Thrived, She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 99

Though the dinner was meant to celebrate Sabrina’s return from the wellness retreat, Gregory was the one who profited the most by the end of it.

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Crescent Ridge Estate.

The Hale family had already left, leaving only Melanie behind.

In the living room, she stood before Nathaniel, arms crossed, her expression serious.

"Dad, our patented Dendrobium is cultivated with proprietary, state-of-the-art technology. So many companies have been fighting for the exclusive distribution rights, but you’ve turned them all down. Why did you give them to the Hale family so easily this time?"

Challenged by Melanie, Nathaniel slammed his hand on the rosewood armrest of his chair.

"You have the nerve to ask me? I did it all for you…"

"You were photographed out with some boy toy, and your in-laws came to me demanding an explanation. If I didn't give them the exclusive rights to the Dendrobium, how else was I supposed to compensate for the face your husband's family lost?"

Melanie knew it. She pressed her forehead in frustration.

"So I'm not allowed to have dinner with a male friend after getting married?"

"If you were photographed getting a hotel room with a boy toy, this wouldn't have been solved with just an exclusive contract!"

"Dad…"

Melanie realized it was impossible to reason with her father.

Thankfully, when she was working to bring down the Hale Group, her father's company, Nathaniel Corp, had its liquid assets tied up by Stellaris PharmaTech. Otherwise, her father probably would have bankrupted himself to bail out Dominic.

Dominic was the one who had an affair, got involved with his own adopted sister, and fathered an illegitimate child.

Yet in her father’s eyes, it was as if she were the restless one in the marriage, always on the verge of cheating.

"Dad, you're accusing me of spending a fortune to treat another man to dinner, but have you considered that Dominic spent the same amount of money on Evelyn and Lila…"

Melanie stared at Nathaniel’s face, trying to hint that the relationship between Dominic, Evelyn, and Lila was not so simple.

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