The elevator reached the first floor after coming from the fifty-seventh floor.Melanie had already told Annie about what happened in the prop room, to which Annie couldn’t help but get shocked. “You should have used that chance to threaten him. If he refused to do a photoshoot for you, you could’ve exposed his social phobia and the fact that he’s not the virtuous prodigy like others have described, but rather a drunkard that has a bad temper!”Melanie’s lips slightly twitched. “What’s the point of smearing the reputation of a prodigious photographer?”As soon as they reached the first floor, however, Melanie’s phone started to ring.She took out her phone and found that Rogan was the one calling her. Melanie was already able to guess why.“Ms. Melanie, I’m so sorry about that. But... Can you please come back? We’ll do the photoshoot today as planned...” Rogan explained from the other side of the line.Melanie smiled slightly. Looks like Mr. Smith really was a person ruled by his
“That’s right. The model on our cover will be Ms. Melanie. Mr. Smith personally handpicked her,” Rogan said firmly.Mr. Smith didn’t like reporters interviewing him. Before Rogan had been hired, Mr. Smith’s assistant had even emphasized this trait. He didn’t know where the reporters came from to block Mr. Smith while demanding an interview. It was so bad that Mr. Smith split up with his assistant, almost permanently severing ties with Waukeen’s Agora.If it weren’t because Mr. Smith suddenly decided to use Melanie, saying that she was the source of his inspiration and that he would only take her, Mr. Smith would have immediately left.That was why Rogan immediately unleashed his anger when he heard that Grace had arranged for the reporters to be there.“Ms. Melanie has always been the first choice for our model. Perhaps you heard the news wrongly. The person that was switched out is Grace. The magazine has decided to delay her interview indefinitely.”After that, Rogan gave the se
“Do you have photos of yourself in your daily life? If you don’t mind, could you show some of them to me?” Mr. Smith asked.Melanie showed him some of the photos without hesitation. “Feel free to look through them, but they’re all old photos. I’ve been quite busy lately, so I don’t normally have time to take any photos.”Mr. Smith enjoyed looking at Melanie’s past photos. The light in his eyes grew stronger as he looked through each one. He was sure of it now; the two women had intentionally gossiped about Melanie so that he would hear them.How could a woman with such a warm, bright smile be a woman with such a vile side?“Looks like you had a happy childhood,” Mr. Smith sighed as he put down her phone.Seeing that he was somehow touched, Melanie then asked, “What about you? Were you happy?”Mr. Smith shook his head. “I was forced to participate in all kinds of competitions. My parents were proud of that, and they forced me to accept interviews from reporters from all around the
“Who knows? He had such a bad temper.”Annie complained as she gave Melanie her phone. Melanie gave the number a look and instantly realized why Annie had complained the way she did. Not everyone could handle Cyrus’s temper.Melanie called him back after she got into Annie’s car. “What is it, master?”“I’m in Harbor City!” Cyrus then said, “Didn’t you say you used the Emerald Vine to create a base fragrance, which you then used to create a new kind of fragrance? Take me to see it!”“Alright, I’ll give you the address. I’ll go over now, too.”Melanie knew Cyrus was very impatient and would refuse to wait for even a second, so she immediately asked Annie to send her back to Jones Enterprise. Once there, she waited for him at the perfume department’s fragrance blending room.Cyrus came over in a rush just as she had thought. After he took a whiff of the perfume she’d blended, the wrinkles on his face grew deeper. “You made a man’s fragrance!”“I did.”Melanie nodded. “You’ll def
On the other side, White Group’s budget perfume project participated in another smaller investor’s roadshow, but White Group’s misfortune hadn’t ended yet; John had failed once again.While in the car, John listened to the information his assistant had gathered from Jones Enterprise. He was furious when he heard that Melanie had registered to participate in the International Fragrance Gathering!“What qualifications does she have to be able to participate in the International Fragrance Gathering? Can it be...that she’s Elder Gibson’s last disciple, just like the rumors say?”John’s eyes became vicious as he remembered how his subordinates had discovered that Melanie had personally blended quite a few fragrances ever since she joined Jones Enterprise’s perfume department, and almost all of those fragrances had become the top recommended ones in Jones Enterprise.Just like how Tyler was when he was at his peak. John felt that the only reason that the Jones could suppress White Grou
“What do you mean?”Melanie could feel something was wrong with the atmosphere, so she looked at Jeffrey and asked, “Are you trying to ask if I changed after the surgery?”Before she could finish, Jeffrey suddenly took a step forward, bringing him so close that he almost touched her body, staring at her with blazing eyes.Melanie tensed as she stared back at him, wondering why this man had suddenly gotten crazy again.“What are you doing?”Jeffrey didn’t respond and simply pinned her down. “Have you ever felt like you’ve seen me before when you see me?” His voice was low and somehow had a strange sense of temptation.“Huh?”Melanie hadn’t even been able to react to what he meant, but the man’s lips were already on hers, starting to invade her mouth.“Mm... Hey!”Melanie was stunned for a second before immediately pushing him away with her elbow.If she was still suspecting that he was being playful at the beginning, now she was sure he wasn’t. She couldn’t help but feel like
“Say it.”Jeffrey’s eyes narrowed.“Three months ago, someone was quietly buying Jones Enterprise’s shares at a high price. Many minor shareholders have sold their shares to this institution,” William reported.“What institution?”“We’re still investigating,” William carefully replied. “While it looks like a normal company on paper, it was set up only a short time ago. I think there’s something wrong here.”“Carry out a full investigation,” Jeffrey decisively ordered. “Compile all the evidence you can find.”“Understood. Don’t worry, boss!” William agreed without hesitation.Jeffrey didn’t show up again for the rest of that night. Melanie thought that her unresponsiveness might have hurt that boss’s pride, so he wouldn’t come here anymore after being driven away in anger. Good. That would give her some peace.She then called her company’s assistant to say that she couldn’t attend tomorrow’s meeting, then used the chance to rest well for the night.When she opened her eyes the
Outside the ward, Annie bravely and passionately tutored Jeffrey.When she was back inside the ward, she felt proud. There were few people in this world who could make Jeffrey listen to them, and she was among those few now.To be honest, Melanie had been quite busy these past few days; not only did she have to participate in a bunch of meetings, but she also needed to confirm the promotions for the men’s perfumes. The budget perfumes were also ready to be marketed, and she needed to personally take note of all the details.But now, her foot was injured; she couldn’t go to the meetings anymore, so she might as well spend all her effort on the company's progress.In order not to let her colleagues know about the relationship between her and Jeffrey, Melanie would use video calls to confirm anything related to the company. In the meantime, she could directly catch up with Annie about the promotion.Annie walked in with her laptop, and Melanie asked with a pout, “Did you go get your