She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 774

Dominic continued to shout as he grabbed Leila by her hair, causing her to cry out in pain and beg for mercy.

"I'm sorry, honey, I'm sorry! Please let me go!"

"Honey? Who the hell is your honey!"

Instead of letting go, Dominic yanked her hair even harder.

Tears streamed down her face from the excruciating pain. She felt as though her scalp was going to be ripped right off.

"Don't think I don't know what games you're playing. You're only here for my money! Gavin already told me you tried to seduce his grandfather before me! You shameless whore! And you have the audacity to call Melanie a bitch? You think you're worthy?"

He slapped her twice more across the face.

"In my eyes, you're the fucking whore! Let me make this clear—if you want to stay my girlfriend, you'd better start acting smart and obedient. Never cross the Whitmore family again, and don't you ever drag me into your mess! Do it again, and I won't hold back!"

Dominic slammed the door and stormed out.

Leila curled up beneath her desk, trembling uncontrollably.

She was terrified.

She truly believed he was going to kill her just now!

Her face was swollen, and the tears wouldn't stop flowing.

How did everything go so wrong?

She had originally planned to brag to Dominic about exposing his ex-wife's illicit affair with a business partner.

She never expected...

The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved and hateful she became.

"Melanie... Melanie!"

She wished she could chew the name to pieces.

Dominic kept shouting that her rumor against the Stellaris Vice President would drag the Lockridge family down and ruin him.

But she could feel it in her bones—the real reason he had flown into such a homicidal rage was Melanie!

He couldn't stand seeing Melanie dragged through the mud.

He was furious because her smear campaign had targeted Melanie.

What Dominic truly feared was that if the Vice President of Stellaris looked into the scandal, the trail would lead straight back to the Lockridge family.

If Holden found out Leila was responsible, it would inevitably reflect poorly on Dominic, simply because she was his girlfriend.

He wasn't like Gavin.

He had no blood ties to the Lockridge family or to Holden.

Therefore, every step he took had to be calculated. He had to be flawless; he couldn't afford a single mistake.

Only then could he prove himself as the most worthy heir to the Lockridge empire in Holden's eyes.

Leila's reckless stunt was a massive liability.

He had to teach her a lesson to ensure she never made a mistake like this again.

But...

Deep down, Dominic knew he had gone too far.

The burning anxiety in his chest wouldn't fade, and he refused to admit that his volcanic temper had a much deeper trigger—