“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
The second day, Melanie received a notice from the marketing department that Morgan Group had bought out all the naming rights for the low-priced perfume projects.Melanie frowned and glared at the man in the next room inside the ward, asking her assistant, “Seriously?”“Boss, after Morgan Group placed their bids, the other groups didn’t even dare to interfere. Not to mention that the offer Morgan Group gave us is too high...” the assistant on the other side said.Melanie scratched her head in distress. That person was a pure madman!Was he going to use the money to buy out her resistance?No way!She hung up the phone.While she couldn’t control how Jones Enterprise made their business decisions, she could choose where to stay. She booked a room at the hotel close to the hospital and then asked Annie to check her out.That way, she wouldn’t need to see that volatile but cold face. She didn’t want to go home for the time being either as the condition of her ankle seemed to be q
“Aunt Melanie, I know you fought with Uncle Jeffrey, but you need to have a bottom line. Once you do something, there’s no turning back!”Stephen advised her in a panic, worried that Melanie was going to do something because she was upset...Melanie was also quite shocked to see the man in front of her. She held her robe tightly and curiously walked over. “Why are you here?”She was walking absent-mindedly, but in Stephen’s eyes, she was doing it in an aggressive way. It was as if she was going to force him into a corner. And in the end, he was forced to the wall as he protected his chest with his arms.“Calm down, Aunt Melanie... D-Don’t come over...”Melanie frowned even deeper. She really couldn’t understand... To think that the uncle and nephew would appear here in turn... There was really something wrong with this room!Just then, another man’s voice came from behind them. It was clear, and also carried some anger.“What are you two doing?!”Since Melanie had really taken