She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 971

Melanie had no idea Shawn Sterling had returned to Averin.

Following the exhausting double date at the amusement park, she boarded a flight with Preston the very next morning for a business trip.

Their destination:

Ruben Isle in The Rosa Archipelago.

That day, the island was hosting a prestigious, large-scale medical convention.

The headline event was The Bio-Clinical Innovation Summit.

Such elite conferences were held countless times a year across the globe. Melanie wasn't attending because she had any profound interest in the scheduled academic discussions.

Rather, Preston had tipped her off that the director of oncology at the Ruben Isle University Medical Center would be a keynote speaker.

And that brilliant director was Sebastian York—

The second son of the formidable York dynasty, and the only one to pursue medicine.

Ever since their last harrowing trip to Ruben Isle, Preston had quietly deployed his operatives to monitor the York family's every move.

At the very least, he kept a tight watch on their public activities.

So, the second he uncovered Sebastian York's attendance, he immediately alerted Melanie.

True to form, she didn't hesitate for a second before booking her ticket to the island.

The irony was that the summit hadn't extended invitations to either Stellaris PharmaTech or the Royce Group.

The coveted VIP passes had been secured entirely through Preston's shadowy back-channel connections.

At times like this, Melanie was profoundly grateful that Preston was the ruthless mastermind behind Stellaris PharmaTech.

Ruben Isle boasted a lush, vibrant ecosystem, and the summit was being held in a sprawling luxury resort designed around a breathtaking tropical rainforest theme.

Melanie and Preston claimed seats in the very front row, offset slightly from dead center.

Just as the opening remarks were about to commence, Sebastian York finally made his entrance.

Melanie's gaze locked onto him instantly as he settled into the ultra-exclusive VIP section.

According to the intel Preston had briefed her on, the Yorks had five sons. The eldest, Tobias York, ruled the corporate empire, while the second, Sebastian, dominated the medical field.

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