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Considering Matthew’s growing interest in Melanie back in the elevator, Lee felt somewhat uneasy. He initially wanted to tell Eugene about Matthew, but he had already left the hotel in silence.
Lee also had not informed him about Matthew and Melanie having crossed paths and Matthew developing an interest in her. He could not shake the feeling that this was not going to end well.
The moment Melanie returned to her room, she called Stephen who took a moment before answering. “Hey, Mel. What’s up?”
Melanie hesitated for a moment before asking, “Are you busy?”
“Yeah, I just finished a meeting. Xander told me you went to Oskon. The weather there is colder than
here. Don’t catch a cold.”
Looking at the scenery outside the window, Melanie hesitated for a moment before asking, “I remember you asking me before if I knew anyone in Oskon.”
Stephen fell silent, pausing briefly before replying, “I might have made a mistake before.”
“Were you talking about Matthew?” Melanie asked directly. Although she already had that suspicion
in her mind, she wanted to confirm it.
Her question had indeed rendered Stephen silent for a long time before he eventually sighed. “How did you run into him?
“Mel, Matthew is not a good person. He-”
He paused for a bit then continued, “He is very intelligent and knows how to disguise himself, but when it comes to dealing with people, he is quite ruthless. You best stay away from him; he’s a
dangerous person.”
Stephen’s advice sounded serious and nothing at all like a joke. Getting the answer she wanted, Melanie acknowledged with a simple “I know, I will be careful.”
After ending the call with Stephen, Melanie’s expression turned even more solemn. If Matthew was
indeed Howard’s son….
Back during the incident at LeapCo, Dylan mentioned the reason Howard left was because he had a
secret child.
If that secret child was Matthew…
Melanie took a deep breath, her emotions were a complicated weave. Her feelings toward Howard were hard to explain. She could not deny that during her childhood, Howard was the perfect father figure in her mind. He treated her like a princess and fulfilled all her wishes.
Even when he divorced Dylan later on, Melanie still believed that her father loved her and that he was only going through some unspoken difficulties. Now, she had encountered Matthew, a man who bore
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a striking resemblance to her biological father.
While Melanie resembled Dylan, she also shared some similarities with Howard. Both Howard and Dylan were remarkably good–looking individuals.
Matthew occupied Melanie’s thoughts throughout the days leading up to the first day of the summit. She set out early in the morning, armed with documents she had prepared. It was her first time participating in an art forum with a discussion element so she could not help but feel a little nervous
Given that it was her first time here and that Burning Star’s focus was Jepton and not Oskon, Melanie chose to sit quietly in a corner during the summit, waiting for others to speak.
About half an hour into the summit, it was time for the annual speech by newly joined investment partners as per tradition. Head lowered and still engrossed in studying the documents, Melanie suddenly heard applause.
She raised her head and saw a tall figure walking in from the conference room doorway.
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