She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 625

Melanie Royce clearly saw the fierce competitiveness burning in Preston Whitmore's heart—

And his undeniable love for her.

Even though she felt a bit like an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.

Still, seeing the usually cold and restrained Preston express his love so bluntly felt like a massive win.

He always maintained an icy, intimidating demeanor when dealing with others.

But in front of her, he seamlessly switched between being a doting boyfriend and a master of emotional manipulation.

And now, he was putting on this jealous, territorial display...

Taking a deep breath, Melanie slowly wrapped her arms around him.

With their chests pressed tightly together, Preston's racing heartbeat transferred directly into Melanie's chest.

Her own heart rate picked up as her body gradually warmed.

"Honey..."

Hearing her call him that, Preston's eyelids flew open.

"You misunderstood... I only love you, and only you... Everett, Elias, they're just friends."

With Melanie's gentle and sincere voice right by his ear, Preston felt as though he had been entirely saved.

The air inside the car grew warm.

The atmosphere was no longer suffocating.

Melanie logically laid out the truth about Everett Kingsley and Elias Carter.

"So that's what happened. I just accepted Everett's apology. I had absolutely no idea he had a matching keychain... I only hung it on my bag because I thought it was cute."

Saying this, Melanie held up the little bunny plush keychain and waved it at him.

"Hello, I'm the cute little bunny."

Preston smiled.

He knew she was intentionally trying to cheer him up.

Melanie was the kind of person who bought pajamas with cartoon pigs on them; it was perfectly normal for her to like a plush bunny keychain.

She pulled out her phone and dialed a number.

The call connected almost instantly, and she put it on speaker right in front of Preston.

"Oracle, did you miss me already?"

"Elias Carter, you absolute bastard!"

Startled by the immediate cursing, Elias jumped on the other end of the line.

"Wait, Oracle... what's wrong? What did I do?"

"What kind of media did your company hire for the gala? They took a picture of you hugging me and blasted it all over the internet! My boyfriend saw it, thinks we're sleeping together, and wants to break up with me. How are you going to fix this!"

Under Melanie's rapid-fire scolding, Preston was left stunned, not knowing if Elias was as shocked as he was.

"Holy shit!"

Elias cursed out loud.

He had been so busy with company affairs lately that he hadn't paid attention to the press releases from the gala. If Melanie hadn't told him, he would have remained completely in the dark!