Isla started chuckling inwardly as she leaned over Melanie. “Still trying to deny it?”Quincy asked rather awkwardly, “Did I say something wrong?”“Do whatever you want,” Melanie said with a wave of her hand, hoping that would shut him up. “Cough, cough.”Jeffrey’s voice, laced with thinly-veiled frustration, sounded from behind. He cleared his throat, and said, “Are we taking the group photo or not?”“Of course, we are!”Melanie stood right in the middle, and Jeffrey stood on her right side. Everyone else around them automatically made space for him.Quincy seized the chance to stand to the left of Melanie. Isla saw what was happening, and swiftly took her spot on Jeffrey’s right side.All four of them had something up their sleeves.Snap!The group photo was finally taken.With the first day of the exhibition drawing to a close, as the main organizers, Melanie and Jeffrey personally bade goodbye to all their guests. When the last guest finally stepped out of the exhibit
To think that Madam Morgan and Yelena were best friends! What a small world, Melanie thought.No wonder when someone pushed her into the water during her first time at Flora Ocean and Elder Gibson gave her a gown to change out into, Madam Morgan said she found the gown very familiar to the eye.So, it actually belonged to someone from her past…The mention of the past, albeit little, made Elder Gibson feel much better in an instant.“The International Fragrance Blending Congress will be organizing a competition, and participants from various countries will be sending in their masterpieces. Do you want to participate in the competition with me at Medonia? Gabriel, whom you seem to have much affinity with, will be participating too,” Elder Gibson asked Melanie.“Is my masterpiece ‘Siberian Butterflies’”? Melanie started getting excited.“It’s up to you to decide.” Elder Gibson was very proud of his disciple’s ability. “I think you have quite a few fragrances that are all qualified
“Hello... Mr. Romero. I’m Jane Kelley, and I’m 23 years old this year. I like to read during my spare time...”The trembling female voice suddenly started with a self-introduction. However, while most of her intonations were quite standard, the pronunciation of some of the words still carried her accent.“Enough!”Nathan frowned and stopped the woman with a raise of his hand. “Remember what I said. Tomorrow, go to work at Morgan Group. You’ll be able to see Jeffrey soon enough. When you’re in front of him, shut up and speak less.”“I... Understand...”The young woman shut up woefully. There was also some disdain with Luis’s expression. He stopped worrying. Jeffrey’s interest in her wouldn’t be sustained for more than a week.He suddenly realized something and asked worryingly, “Since Jeffrey is going to get bored of her very quickly, what if he goes and looks for Melanie again? What should we do?”“I know Melanie's personality very well; she’s not the kind that will come and g
After Jeffrey got into the car, he gave Melanie a call. “Finished work?” His tone was somewhat muffled.“About that... I’m so sorry. I’ll probably reach home pretty late tonight,” Melanie apologized from the other side of the line.“What are you working on again?” Jeffrey wasn’t in a good mood.“I got a few more orders after the exhibition, and I need to deal with it overnight. I need to finish drafting the contract as soon as possible so that the sales department can follow up tomorrow.”“Can’t you do it at home?” he asked again.For some reason, he wanted to see her; he felt suffocated in his loneliness.“I’m working overtime with my colleagues. It’s easier to communicate with each other face to face.”“I see.Melanie seemed to sense his mood and said with a smile, “I promise that I’ll finish work on time tomorrow night!”“Sure. I have some things I need to do at the company as well,” he said, thinking of an excuse for her sake.-In the Morgan Group’s building, Jane was a
The car stopped by the roadside, causing a small pool of water to splash.The water splashed on Jane’s legs. She jumped away in shock, but then saw William open the door and get out of the car. “Mr. Morgan is asking you to get into the car.”“Mr. Morgan?”Jane was even more scared.“Get in,” William urged her.However, she didn’t dare to refuse him and got into the backseat. She sat next to Jeffrey with a shudder and said, “I’m so sorry, Mr. Morgan. I’m all wet. I’ll just get your car dirty... I should get off since we’re not far from the company...”“Why are you going back to the company after working hours?”Jeffrey gave William a look, upon which William turned around and handed Jane a towel.“I haven’t reached the sales target for this week and am feeling a little restless, so I was thinking of coming back to work overtime...” Jane nodded gratefully.She grabbed her towel and dried her hair, but wouldn’t wipe her neck and chest areas, which were all wet...Jeffrey turned
Very quickly, the office door opened, and Leo came in. He then nodded at the personal assistant who had opened the door for him, who walked out with a blushing face.A form-fitting black coat and a white turtleneck sweater...Leo was the only man whom Melanie had ever seen who could wear a combination of black and white so well. The one and only. It looked so natural on him, making him look like a male lead from some drama series. It was no wonder the young lady couldn’t handle him.“Why are you here so late at night?”Melanie asked with a smile as she personally poured out a glass of tea for Leo.“How do you know I like tea?” Leo asked.“Just a guess,” Melanie said with a smile.Someone with such bad health probably wouldn’t be in the habit of drinking coffee, so she guessed that Leo had a habit of drinking tea instead.“Ahem... Thanks.”Leo covered his mouth with his handkerchief. “But it’s fine. I’ll be leaving in a bit. I was planning to take you out to dinner.”“I...”M
Melanie secretly took a deep breath, trying to soothe the stuffiness in her chest. “That’s his business.”“That’s right.”Leo nodded and started his car.Coincidentally, both cars were heading down the same route, with Jeffrey’s car right ahead of Leo’s.Only after she saw Jeffrey turn into a low-cost neighborhood did their cars finally separate.At this time, Leo suddenly received a call, and he stopped his car by the roadside and apologetically said, “I’m going to pick up the call. Please give me a second, sorry.”Melanie nodded.Leo then got out of the car and picked up a call while Melanie turned to look at the neighborhood. Leo was engaged with his call for a long time but didn’t see Jeffrey drive out.Which meant, he went to the woman’s home...Even if he were to send that woman home as a gesture of courtesy, there was no reason for him to stay for so long. Not to mention that Jeffrey would not show some mixed signals like this for the sake of courtesy. She couldn’t he
In the car, Melanie could feel that she was getting closer and closer to the truth. A flame burned inside her, and the twenty minutes felt longer than they actually were.Finally, she reached Morgan Group and immediately took the elevator to the top floor. William was once again shocked to see her there.“Why are you here, madam?”“Is Jeffrey inside?” She looked at the meeting room, whose doors were shut tight.“Yes.”Melanie was observing William’s facial expression. While he was genuinely shocked, he didn’t look like he was lying.“Fine, I’ll wait for him.” She didn’t say much and walked over to the meeting room opposite the one Jeffrey was in, then sat on the sofa, waiting.William didn’t dare to ignore her and quickly got her some drinks before quietly walking into the meeting room.Five minutes later, the door into the meeting room swung open, and Jeffrey walked out, heading straight for her.The moment that he appeared, Melanie felt all her worries disappear... As long a