She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 619

After hanging up with Elias, Melanie resumed reading the files, finally reaching the very last page.

Printed in stark black and white was the name of a participating organization in the original VitalBreath Fortis project—

Stellaris PharmaTech.

Melanie's eyes widened to the size of saucers.

Four years ago, she had moved mountains in Quarevia, desperate to uncover every single company involved in her mother's research project.

She had come up empty-handed.

She never expected...

That tonight, while attending the Carter Group's gala, she would finally stumble upon the very information she had been hunting for.

"Stellaris PharmaTech... Stellaris PharmaTech..."

Melanie muttered the name under her breath, a chill running down her spine.

Stellaris PharmaTech was the absolute titan of the pharmaceutical industry in Aldoria.

And yet, four years ago, they had been secretly involved in a research project in Quarevia?

But these details... when she investigated back then, she had found absolutely nothing.

It was blatantly obvious someone had intentionally erased any trace of Stellaris's involvement.

Knock, knock!

The sudden sound at the door made Melanie flinch.

She walked over and asked warily,

"Who is it?"

"It's me, Everett."

Hearing his voice, Melanie let out a small breath of relief.

"What's wrong? Do you need something?"

"Nothing major, it's just... I heard you came back to your room early. I wanted to check if you were feeling unwell."

Everett's voice was laced with deep concern.

Standing on the other side of the door, he could tell she was standing right there.

He was desperately hoping she would open it.

Even if she didn't let him in, he just wanted to see her face.

"No, I feel fine. Something just came up suddenly. It's getting late, you should head back and get some rest."

Melanie's tone held a clear note of dismissal and polite distance, sending a sharp pang of disappointment through Everett's chest.

*I miss you too.*

The second the message delivered, Preston called her.

"Why the sudden call?" Melanie asked, a smile playing on her lips.

"Because I wanted to hear your voice."

Preston's voice washed through the speaker, as rich and magnetic as ever. It had a deep, resonant quality that was undeniably sexy.

In Melanie's opinion, her own voice was nothing special.

Preston was the one with the gorgeous voice.

"Is the Carter Group's gala over?"

"Yeah, it was pretty boring. You know how much I hate networking."

Before leaving for Larkspur, Melanie had told Preston she was going on a business trip to attend the Carter Group's annual gala.

However, she had conveniently left out the detail that she was attending with Everett.

Just like she hadn't bothered to mention that the bunny keychain on her bag was a gift from him.

While she knew a little jealousy could be a fun dynamic in a relationship...