She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 687

Out on the Garden Terrace, Building B, the Stellaris R&D executives were seated around the tables. However, every single one of them had their backs turned to the window where Elara was trapped.

Only one person was facing her directly.

Melanie Royce.

Melanie looked right at Elara standing behind the glass, her expression perfectly calm. She didn't flinch away from Elara's venomous, furious glare.

Melanie was the only one facing Elara's direction. It was a highly calculated seating arrangement. If any of the R&D staff were facing the window, Elara could have just waved her arms and signaled them to pick up their phones. But with Melanie as her only audience, Elara had no leverage. Melanie wasn't a Stellaris employee, and she certainly owed Elara zero favors.

Elara glared at Melanie, her eyes burning with pure, unadulterated rage.

Knowing exactly how much she was infuriating her rival, Melanie flashed a brilliant, blindingly cheerful smile right at her.

Instantly, Elara's face twisted into an ugly sneer. The angrier Elara looked, the more triumphant Melanie felt.

Elara wanted to put her in her place, right? She wanted to march an army in and steal her meeting room?

Fine. If Elara loved the R&D meeting room so much, she could stay in there and conduct her meeting until she baked.

His easy compliance did make Melanie pause for a moment. Judging purely by Gabriel's demeanor, he really didn't seem like a ruthless villain. But just because he was friendly didn't mean the Whitmore family wasn't capable of silencing researchers to cover up a data leak.

Regardless, with Gabriel’s blessing, they had official permission to take over the terrace. And Melanie had chosen that exact spot for one reason: she wanted Elara and her team to sit in a sweltering glass oven while they watched the R&D team enjoy iced drinks in the shade.

The actual R&D meeting went incredibly smoothly, and the group soon transitioned into casual, relaxed conversation.

Out of everyone at the table, Regina was the only one who knew the real reason Melanie had chosen this spot, and why she had instructed all of them to sit with their backs to Building A.