“I will.”Melanie nodded and said, “Jones Enterprise is among the first batch to have passed the evaluation.”“Great. Then I’ll wait and see tomorrow afternoon.” Nathan smiled sincerely.After pausing a little, he asked, “What if I’m not the only one who’s interested in Jones Enterprise’s perfume? Will you be able to consider collaborating with me first?”Melanie blinked and gave him a smile with her eyes closed. She had her own considerations.While the Jones Enterprise had been building factories and preparing new products to be sold, they were also spending a lot of capital. Eliza had been away overseas trying to get more investment. If she was able to get more investment during the roadshow, it would be best.Logically speaking, Melanie shouldn’t refuse his offer when he was offering her the investment. However, she was getting suspicious with him saying that he was interested in Jones Enterprise so plainly.Not to mention that she couldn’t ignore Jeffrey’s feelings.“The i
When the party was at its end, a very handsomely dressed man walked over to Melanie and asked, “You’re Miss Melanie, aren’t you?”“I am.”Melanie raised her eyes and replied civilly.“Nice to meet you, Miss Melanie. I am the editor of Waukeen’s Agora, Rogan Price.”The man introduced himself. “Miss Melanie, I’m inspired by you wearing the dress that Her Ladyship designed. And currently, I’m thinking about changing the style of the magazine’s cover. I would like to invite you to be our model.”Melanie’s eyes opened wide with shock. The Waukeen’s Agora was the number one fashion magazine worldwide by circulation. Many popular celebrities would fight each other to have this chance. She didn’t expect Rogan to invite her in person.However, it made sense if one were to think about it. Madam Morgan’s reputation was untouchable in the fashion industry. What he wanted was the first dress that she had designed after so many years.“It’s an honor to have received your invitation. However,
Melanie rolled her eyes.“Tsk, tsk.”Annie pouted again. “Fine. You’re rolling your eyes so hard that they’re going to pop out!”Melanie stopped her joking and said seriously, “We’ve just gone through the proposal one last time and there’s no problem. I believe that our proposal will be able to attract a large amount of investment.”“I heard that White Group will be joining the roadshow as well. Are they going to scheme again?” Annie said worryingly.“After the few times that they had failed, White Group has most likely wised up. I’ll have someone keeping an eye on them. We won’t let them succeed.”Melanie analyzed logically. “Not to mention that after White Group had already lost to us during the men’s fragrance tender, they made preparations to penetrate the low-end market with their perfume. This time, they can still put some faith in their own strength.”“I see. Then I feel much more at ease now.”With a spoon, Annie started to dig into the cake which was supposed to be Mel
“What’s going on?”“It must be White Group! Only they could be so despicable!”All of Melanie’s colleagues started to curse angrily.They had spent an entire month preparing the proposal. The proposal aside, the concepts and combinations for the fragrance were all results of countless hours of work from the engineers and professional fragrance blenders...“Does White Group still have any humanity left in them?! I really feel like killing them! They don’t respect the effort we put into this!”“You said White Group wouldn’t scheme, right?” Annie whispered.Melanie furrowed her eyebrows. They weren’t wrong.There were several great selling points in the proposal they prepared for the roadshow. She had the confidence to inspire all the investors at the show. But now, all her selling points had been leaked on the internet early...What was there left for them to say tomorrow?“Do we have a spy in the company?” Annie whispered into Melanie’s ears.Melanie secretly gave her a look,
The driver then sent Melanie home.On her way home, she called her assistant from the perfume department. “Taylor, can you please go to the expose post and post the other formulae that we discussed earlier?”“You’re... kidding, right? Boss?” Taylor was a little anxious.“You heard it right. I have my reasons,” Melanie said firmly.“Alright, Boss.”When her assistant agreed to it, Melanie finally relaxed and rested her back against the seat as she got some shut-eye.The car finally reached home.When Melanie walked in, she saw Jeffrey sit in the living room, wearing gold-frame spectacles as he dealt with the documents in his hands. He was waiting for her.When he saw her come in, he immediately asked, “Do you need my help with tomorrow’s roadshow?”“I figured something out.”Melanie smiled when she saw his eyes fill with a little disappointment and admiration at the same time.Just then, Eliza’s call came. She asked about the roadshow tomorrow. Melanie told her mother that it
At this time, Melanie was sitting in Annie’s car.Annie had been a racer since she was little, and she was driving on the public road as if it was a racetrack.“Annie, safety first.”She grabbed the safety handle tightly and reminded her.“Don’t worry. I won’t give up on your life just because of the money that will be in my hands soon,” Annie said and made another drift, successfully drifting through another traffic light that was going to turn red soon.“That’s a good idea, to be honest, but what if the investors there don’t like it?” Annie was becoming worried again.“Don’t worry. There are two types of investors. The aggressive ones, and the conservative ones. Aggressive investors like new things and creativity, and they won’t reject my methods. However, the more conservative investors rely heavily on the market’s feedback. That’s why both types of investors will be mine!” Melanie said confidently.Annie chuckled. It looked like her company was going to be able to leech off
"Of course!" Melanie confidently smiled. Her slender fingers danced across the keyboard, and the screen switched to the real-time data page. "Last night, we initiated a poll online. Since the launch was late, the number of participants was not high initially..." Melanie began to showcase the last-minute adjustments in the plan. "We added three new perfumes to the proposals already released online. We provided detailed descriptions of the scents and initiated a vote. Every netizen can vote for their favorite perfume. The ones with the highest votes will be produced in the first batch. Additionally, participants in the vote can use a QR code to claim discount coupons and become the first batch of perfume testers." "Please take a look here. The level of engagement started to surge around 9 a.m., coinciding with the start of the working hours. The white-collar workers began to participate in the poll at this time. Currently, the level of engagement is still escalating," Melanie exp
In the eyes of investors, the recognition and anticipation of Jones Enterprise’s new perfume by a large number of online users were convertible money, and no one would turn down money. Backed by a powerful financial group, Robin's willingness to invest naturally pleased Melanie. She nodded swiftly. "I'll gladly accept it. Thank you, President Burns, for your trust. I believe Jones Enterprise’s affordable perfume project will not disappoint you." As she spoke, she subtly glanced at Nathan. Nathan kept his head down, his face unreadable. She could tell that he wasn’t in the best mood. Robin, fearing that a good project might be snatched away by others, immediately instructed his subordinates in the business department to contact Melanie once she agreed to the cooperation. Melanie walked out of the meeting room and saw Annie anxiously waiting. She subtly gave Annie a look, and Annie immediately understood—the investment was secured! At this moment, John, who was preparing to tak
Pleasantly surprised, Melanie turned around to see the man she had been looking for. She never stopped saying his name in her head. He stood right behind her.At that moment, she stopped thinking completely.Without even hesitating, she ran toward him and dove into his arms."Ughh."Jeffrey groaned in pain. He did not dare to press against her stomach. Instead, he arched his back to hold her."Where the hell have you been? Do you have any idea how I…" She cried so much that she could not speak."Alright, alright. Good girl. Don't cry. I've come back."Jeffrey kept rubbing the back of her head. "Eagle was too neurotic. I've nearly gone mad from dealing with him. I finally got him to regain some of his sanity today… That's how I had the chance to find you…""How did you know where to find me?" Melanie asked."Today is the day of Nathan's trial. I know you'd definitely be in the courtroom," Jeffrey said confidently.Melanie finally calmed down a little. After letting go of him,
"We're not together…"Kenneth's facial expression changed as soon as he saw Melanie.Melanie noticed there was a hint of guilt in his eyes. This was an unsettling feeling for her. "Then where is he? What happened to you guys?"Noticing that she was shaking, Annie and Carson, who had accompanied her to court, rushed forward to assist her."Eagle had a prior arrangement with Nathan. Once Nathan and Leo's plan at the York family's residence was thwarted, Nathan would press a button. Eagle would then receive a code to detonate a bomb. He'd blow us all up," Kenneth explained."Jeffrey was the one who noticed Eagle wasn't in the right state of mind. That's why he informed me to leave with Mr. Oliver. He… Stayed behind to persuade Eagle…" He added."What happened then?" Melanie's voice was shaking."All I knew after that was that the hotel blew up. I waited for him to contact me but he never did. Mr. Oliver and I have been on the run from Nathan's shadowy pursuits. I only managed to sn
Three days later, the trial was officially in session.Leo's attorney was practically defenseless because the York family's allegations of him poisoning Joseph had been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Leo was directly sentenced to life in prison.Nathan's attorney, on the other hand, was clever. They tried everything they could to deflect Nathan's allegations.After the presiding judge evaluated the case, he looked up. "Does the plaintiff have any more evidence that the defendant, Nathan, intentionally killed someone?"Hank sat silently at the plaintiff's table.They could only provide evidence of the time when Nathan had tried to murder Hank. However, they had no evidence of Nathan being involved in the explosion on the island this time.Hank looked at Melanie in the audience. She was also frowningThe presiding judge's implication was well understood. Without more evidence, Nathan would not receive a life sentence…"The plaintiff simply does not have sufficient evidence to
Carson sighed. It was time to explain everything to Hank…Although Carson had spent a lot of time in Hank's hospital as Professor Marshall, and he would also tend to their men's wounds, as well as discuss a variety of topics with Hank, they had never acknowledged their relationship…Besides, Carson knew Hank hated him.Hank hated him for being heartless to his grandmother back then. That was why Hank changed his last name to Castillo instead of Yule…"Let's take Melanie back to rest. I'll explain the rest to you myself," Carson said. Hank had already figured out half of it."Grandpa, I'm not going back. I'll wait for the news here," Melanie said firmly.There was no sign of Jeffrey's corpse yet. She would wait until the rescue team confirmed that they could not find any corpse.She wanted a clear answer."Okay. I'll get the trailer ready for you. You can lie down inside. You can't afford to hurt your body anymore than you already have. I checked your pulse earlier. It's not loo
Buzz!Melanie's vision turned black. She began falling backward."Melanie! Melanie!"Carson propped her up and called the doctor over.However, Melanie opened her eyes after a few seconds and tried to stand up. "I'm fine… Grandpa, take me there… I want to go to the scene of the explosion…""You're in no state…""I'm fine. I can hold up," Melanie promised."If you don't let me go and see it with my own eyes, I'll be even more paranoid," she added.Carson knew his granddaughter too well. He sighed and frowned before requesting for a ride. He met up with Hank. The two of them accompanied Melanie to look for Jeffrey.Jeffrey, Kenneth, Mr. Oliver, and Eagle waited at the drop-off point near the York family's residence. Nathan had instructed them to not do anything rash.Mr. Oliver and Eagle were still useful to Nathan.Once Nathan acquired Joseph's signature, he would meet up with them.However, the small hotel they were waiting at was already in ruins. There was smoke everywher
'Chief… Frankie?'Leo turned around in surprise. Nathan did the same. They saw Chief Frankie and several Interpol agents walking out from behind a screen in Joseph's room.Melanie was a part of that group!"Aren't you… dead?" Leo pointed at Melanie in shock."Thanks to you, I'll live a long life." Melanie sneered.Chief Frankie waved his hand. The police behind him charged forward to put handcuffs on Leo and Nathan. Leo narrowed his eyes and quickly pressed a button on the remote in his hand."We'll all die together!" He shouted.However, no matter how hard he pressed, nothing happened in the room."What's going on here… Eagle?" Leo's voice was trembling.His hands were cuffed, and the remote control was confiscated by the police."Leo, you are suspected of poisoning Master York and attempting to murder Melanie and others on the island. We are arresting you for premeditated murder!" Chief Frankie uttered calmly."No… No…" Leo struggled but to no avail. He had no idea what wa
At the same time, Melanie and Carson were on a plane with Professor Turner. They soon arrived at Medonia.Carson contacted Hank ahead of time and asked him to pick them up with his men.After the exhausting journey, Melanie's face was pale. She seemed to be in very poor condition. "I've already contacted the maternity hospital for you. You can go there and wait for your delivery. Leave the rest to me.""No…"Melanie shook her head. "I have to go back."Jeffrey was still in Nathan's hands. She would not be able to wait peacefully if she went to the hospital.Carson knew his granddaughter well enough. "Let her go. Professor Turner and I will be with here. We'll be ready for anything."Carson was still disguised as Maximilian. Hank did not know he was Carson. Hank nodded in agreement.“Mr. Castillo, there's something I need to trouble you with.” Melanie said."I heard from Professor Marshall that you're on good terms with the chief of Medonia's Interpol. Can I trouble him to be a
"Wait a minute! Isn't Jefford actually Jeffrey?" Leo asked while running after Nathan.Nathan ignored him and continued to walk forward.Leo did not give up and followed Nathan closely. "Who exactly is Jeffrey to you?""Are you being unreasonable right now? Why are you still so unsure at this point?" Nathan glanced at Leo contemptuously."I'm dealing with serious business. Don't get in my way with your petty romantic affairs!"After saying that, he glared at Leo and exited the cabin.Leo felt chills in his heart, but he could not make Nathan stay…-Jeffrey was tied up on the deck all this time. His body was freezing, and his lips were turning purple from the cold."Hey, President Morgan, fancy seeing you like this!" Nathan laughed grimly when he saw the miserable state Jeffrey was in."Thanks to you, I've been more miserable than this on many occasions. This is nothing." Jeffrey made it sound like a walk in the park."Hehe." Nathan sneered."I know. You've had strong willp
Lynette seemed stunned. She could not help but stand up with the help of the railing on the speedboat. Her eyes turned red as looked at the island burning in the distance. There was a look of disbelief on her face…If they had not evacuated five minutes ago…By now…She would not have even been able to breathe and think…The explosion sent shockwaves across the ocean's surface. The ride became even more bumpy. With sea water splashing against them, they had all become wet."Are you alright?" Carson protected Melanie. He was worried she would not be able to take it.Her stomach did feel awful, but she braced herself and tried not to tense up. Her emotions would affect her baby.When Lynette heard the voices behind her, she turned around to look at Melanie. Her gaze had become much softer than before. "You're not going to give birth on the boat, are you? I'm a woman, but I don't know how to be a midwife!""I won't give birth now. There are still things left to do," Melanie said.