She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 658

His reaction just now...

It was glaringly obvious that this was not Stellaris PharmaTech's first time developing a cold remedy.

Logically speaking, it was perfectly normal for a major pharmaceutical company to research cold medicine.

Whether they developed it once, twice, or a dozen times, as long as the project was approved and funded, it was completely up to the executives.

However...

Gabriel had deliberately tried to cover it up.

Which raised the question:

Why would he lie?

Telling her outright that Stellaris PharmaTech had worked on a cold remedy in the past wasn't a big deal, was it?

Unless...

The research project itself harbored some dark, unspeakable secret.

To bury that secret, they preferred to erase the entire project, pretending it had never existed at all.

The Americano in her cup was still warm, but the fingertips gripping the handle were ice cold.

In this moment, her heart was undeniably filled with disappointment.

If Gabriel had openly admitted that Stellaris PharmaTech had attempted a cold remedy project in the past but failed.

Or if he hadn't looked so guilty and panicked when denying it, she might have still held onto a shred of trust for Stellaris PharmaTech and the Whitmore family.

But now...

It only made Melanie more convinced that the contents of the files she received in Xavorn were absolutely true.

"Vice President Whitmore..."

"Yes, what is it?"

Gabriel remained completely oblivious to her internal turmoil, assuming she had entirely believed his hasty cover-up.

"If I remember correctly, you have an older brother, right?"

Because if she recalled correctly, rumors always said the head of Stellaris PharmaTech was incredibly handsome.

Seeing Melanie wracking her brain, Gabriel quickly jumped in to change the subject.

"I'm the public face of Stellaris PharmaTech, and I oversee most of the projects. But my brother holds the decision-making power, and... he personally handles the exceptionally critical projects."

"Exceptionally critical projects..."

Melanie couldn't help but chew on those words.

Undoubtedly, the buried cold remedy project from four years ago would have absolutely qualified as an exceptionally critical project for Stellaris PharmaTech.

She lowered her eyes, gazing at her now-cold Americano.

After a moment, she lifted her gaze to Gabriel and offered a faint smile.

A smile that was beautiful, yet entirely distant.

"Vice President Whitmore, I wonder if it would be convenient for you... to introduce me to the head of your company, your brother, Mr. Whitmore?"