“I’ll take a look at the situation for now. I’ll contact you later.” With that, Melanie quickly hung up, worried that Annie might say something else that would make her want to dig a hole to hide out of embarrassment.“Your people didn’t have an eye on those who are pulling the strings from the shadows?” Melanie asked.Jeffrey gave her the mobile. “Take a look at it yourself.”Melanie gave it a look.There was a news article talking about the banquet last night. It talked about how everyone was working hard exchanging experiences with each other, but not only was someone from the Jones household drinking a lot, she even got herself a room in the hotel and took a male partner with her.There were photos attached together with the news. While the photos were blurred and were taken from the back, anyone could see that she was in a hurry. However, there was no picture of the so-called male partner.So... Not only did Lena not give up after her plans failed, but she also even wanted t
Facing such aggressive questioning, Melanie’s face remained calm. “Excuse me, but have any of you managed to take a picture of my so-called male partner?” Her voice was loud and firm.All the reporters were taken aback. They didn’t expect Melanie to be so calm.“The people here are professionals working for the media, correct? Then you must know better than an outsider like me that the so-called leaks on the internet can be unreliable. It’s most likely being used against me by those who have a hidden agenda,” Melanie said confidently.At this time, the association’s security had managed to come over. They opened up a path through the reporters, escorting her as she left.The reporters were stunned. When they realized what was happening, the questions continued.“Ms. Jones, while there’s no photo of your male partner, there's no proof that you didn’t take someone up with you! From the picture and video clip, it’s obvious that you’re quite drunk because of how you’re stumbling aroun
“A reversal! There’s a reversal!”Someone among the reporters cried out as all of them looked down on the screen of their mobiles.Even Eaton stopped and had his personal assistant check the news.On Facebook, a very trustworthy uploader had exposed two recordings.He even put captions for the audio recording and very directly mentioned in the post that “The recording took place last night at Twilight Mansion. I welcome all netizens to verify the audio clip’s authenticity, whether on the identity of the person speaking, or the audio itself.”There were three people who were speaking in the audio clip.“Cheers, honey!” It was Lena speaking in a child-like voice.“Why are you here? Today is the industry’s summit. You shouldn’t be here!” It was Jacob’s voice.“Well... Is it because I’m not pretty enough? You said that you’ll help me get back into society again. I have to show my face eventually,” Lena said in a pitiful voice.“Don’t worry!”Jacob was also quite helpless as he co
“It’s an IP address from Wilhelm Group.”Annie sneered. “Looks like Duke Wilhelm’s underlings aren’t that talented. Look at how sloppy they are? They actually used the group’s internal connection?!”Melanie then smiled coldly. “Then post this result on the web. Not only must we make the netizens believe that Wilhelm Group planned all this, but we also need to tell the Whites that the ones they should hate are the Wilhelms.”“That’s right. To clear Grace’s reputation, they didn’t mind offering up Jacob’s reputation as a sacrificial lamb. Looks like White Group and the Wilhelms are going to be lifelong enemies from now on!” Annie said excitedly.“However, who’s the woman that spoke with Lena in the second one? The one who said she was Jacob’s mistress? Do you know her?” Annie asked curiously.“I don’t.”Melanie looked down.Earlier, when she was listening to the clip together with Jeffrey, she’d also noticed that strange part. However, as it was not important, Annie’s men had alre
In the evening after work, Melanie suddenly got a call from Jeffrey. She picked it up and noticed that his familiar tone was low. “When are you finishing work?”“Soon,” she said. “What’s up?”“Nothing.”Jeffrey hung up after that.Melanie said she was almost done with work, but she still stayed in the fragrance blending room for a while and organized some documents in the office. She only came out about one hour later.The moment she came down, she could already see that Marina Heights’ driver was waiting for her. She walked over, opened the door, and then saw that Jeffrey was sitting at the back!“That’s what you meant by ‘soon’?” He raised his eyes and stared at her without emotions in his eyes.“You never said that you’d be waiting for me.”Melanie got in the car. She didn’t realize that he had been waiting for her for an hour!“What’s up?” she asked, curious.Couldn’t he pick her up even when nothing was going on? Jeffrey gave her a look again. “What do you think about th
However, Melanie quickly thought it through.Good at blending perfume, a strange temperament, an old man living in the countryside, and a hidden identity... All of these descriptions matched Elder Gibson.The news really did let Melanie relax a little. “How can you be so sure that Elder Gibson will help me?”“Would he give his enemy a whole room’s worth of dresses?” Jeffrey scoffed.It was all Jeffrey’s fault that he couldn’t even think of buying Melanie any more outfits because she’d run out of room to store them. All he could do was partition a walk-in closet in the room next door for her.If it weren’t because Elder Gibson was old enough, Jeffrey would have forced her to return those dresses!“Do you need my help during the competition?” he asked after giving it a thought.He had to do something to show that he existed too. He couldn’t simply watch someone else helping his woman the entire time.Melanie wanted to say no, but when he saw how expectant Jeffrey was, she gave it
“I’m sorry, but I have a request.”Melanie raised her hand calmly. “I have a request.”Eaton, who was seated together with the judges, said, “Go ahead.”“Something’s wrong with my base fragrance. I request to get the other one,” Melanie said.“Are you trying to openly cheat?”John couldn’t hold it anymore and immediately led others on the offensive. “The contest’s rules are clear. All contestants can only use the base fragrance that has been stored with the association. You want to change the rules at the last minute? You’re crossing the line!”“That’s right. It’s not fair for all the other contestants if you’re trying to get any special treatment, isn’t it?” Immediately, someone took John’s bait and questioned her in agreement.Melanie turned around and looked at John, his face red with him almost screaming. She calmly said, “Don’t be so excited, Mr. John. What I’m referring to is the other portion of the base fragrance that is saved with the association. I didn’t bring it with
The netizens who were watching the stream kept on posting comments. “Melanie is really so interesting!”“She has both brains and brawn!”“Hmph.”Jeffrey’s smile was one of joy. She was beautiful and interesting, and these mortals had only seen a little bit of her!“Boss? Boss?”William carefully and slowly increased his volume. He only realized that his boss was watching the competition’s live stream from the change in his voice.Jeffrey turned his attention back to William, annoyed.“These documents require your signature,” William said.“Bring them along. I’ll sign them when we’re enroute.”Jeffrey closed the stream on his computer before standing up and patting his suit. He then said, “Let’s return to Harbor City.”“There’s another appointment later tonight...”“Delay it.”“Understood!”William quickly ordered the driver to prepare the car.It seemed like the boss was very enthusiastic about wanting to pick up his missus. -Melanie couldn’t leave the venue even afte