She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 713

Talia Monroe's daughter...

The stunning image of Melanie immediately flashed through Linda's mind.

Melanie was gorgeous. The kind of breathtaking beauty that effortlessly ignited jealousy in other women.

At first, Linda had assumed Shawn was only interested in Melanie because of her connection to Talia Monroe and the unresolved mystery surrounding her death four years ago.

But after seeing Melanie in person, alarms had started ringing in Linda's head. Or more accurately, raw jealousy had taken root.

Because Melanie was simply too beautiful. Linda was terrified that Shawn's interest was shifting from a strategic curiosity to genuine attraction. She despised seeing other women catch his eye.

She wanted to be the only woman in Shawn's world.

"I told you to get out!" Shawn's low, dangerous growl snapped her back to reality.

Linda practically sprinted out of the hotel suite, her heart pounding.

Standing on the sidewalk, a lump formed in her throat. She pushed her half-rim glasses up her nose, holding back tears.

She knew exactly what Shawn liked: exciting, unpredictable women. And she knew she was none of those things. She was boring.

But unlike the other women he cycled through, she was his right hand. She took pride in that. She managed his corporate empire flawlessly during the day and satisfied his physical needs at night.

She was the one woman he trusted. The one woman he supposedly couldn't function without.

Linda had spent countless nights fantasizing that Shawn would eventually marry her. The other flings were just temporary distractions. He never took them seriously.

But Talia Monroe's daughter was different.

It went straight to voicemail.

Linda nearly smashed the phone against the pavement. He was still on the phone with his lackeys, obsessing over this stupid culinary competition! He had deliberately hired a desperate woman to cheat just to test Melanie's pharmacology skills!

Sonia Hendrix's husband was drowning in gambling debts. For a million dollars, of course she was going to do whatever Shawn asked.

Linda couldn't fathom why Shawn was investing so much time and energy into this game.

A sickening fire burned in her chest. She was the one who shared his bed and ran his life, yet he wouldn't even buy her a cheap trinket. Meanwhile, Melanie—a woman who meant nothing to his empire—was being showered in millions.

Consumed by rage, Linda ripped off her broken heels and hurled them furiously into the street.

Back in the hotel suite, Shawn finally ended the call after hearing the complete after-action report.