She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 728

“Don't think just because Melanie's dad likes you, you've got an inside track. Do you even know why she dumped the Whitmore heir?”

Everett stared him down, his eyes laced with sharp curiosity and suspicion.

But Dominic cut himself off, refusing to elaborate.

He simply looked ridiculously smug as he drained the rest of his whiskey on the rocks.

In his own mind, Dominic was thoroughly convinced he knew Melanie better than anyone alive.

He just knew that climbing the ranks of the Lockridge Group meant he could stop playing her pathetic lapdog.

Groveling wasn't going to win her back.

This wasn't about regretting his past mistakes.

It was about making her brutally regret letting him go.

That was exactly why the very first thing he did upon acquiring his new wealth and power was to secure a high-status girlfriend.

And, naturally, his brilliant tactic had worked perfectly.

Barely days after going public with Leila, Melanie suddenly ditched Preston.

What did that prove?

It proved she had left Preston because of him.

She was regretting her choices.

She was insanely jealous.

Smirking to himself, Dominic poured another round of whiskey.

Becoming single again was just her desperate first step to winning him back.

If he was guessing right, it wouldn't be long before she started finding pathetic excuses to throw herself into his orbit.

Like...

Initiating a massive corporate partnership with the Lockridge Group.

“What are you smiling about? Don't tell me you're thinking about your ex-wife.”

Inside the VIP room, Melanie and Elara drank in silence until Melanie finally polished off her entire cocktail. That was when Elara made her move.

“Do you remember what I told you the last time we drank here?”

Melanie traced the rim of her empty crystal glass, saying nothing.

“I told you... don't be blinded by the glamorous facade of Stellaris PharmaTech. Massive corporations like that are always rotting from the inside out.”

“I also warned you that people who treat you well on the surface don't always have your best interests at heart. Sometimes they just want to use you...”

Melanie remembered every single word.

“Let me be entirely honest with you. It was only after I started working at Stellaris that I realized how deep the rot goes.”

“As the titan of Averin's business world, they have their hands in every dirty pot. I bet you already sensed something was wrong, which is why you dumped Preston the second you found out who he really was. Am I right?”

Elara pulled a thick file from her designer handbag and slid it across the table.

“These are internal records I quietly extracted during my time in the Administrative Department.”