MainNovelChapter 517:
“I'm not Freya. You can tell me.”
Melvin’s voice was calm, reassuring—laced with just enough sincerity to sound believable.
Gerard's cloudy mind struggled to keep up. “Really?”
“Yes.”
“Okay... but not a word to anyone,” Gerard said, letting his guard drop completely. “Especially not Ms. Briggs.”
“My lips are sealed,” Melvin promised, sounding perfectly convincing.
“My boss made a deal with Mr. Miguel Briggs,” Gerard revealed, his tongue loose and unfiltered. “He gave him
exactly what he wanted in exchange for a promise—to stop forcing Ms. Briggs into arranged dates or marriage.”
Melvin froze, his usually composed eyes darkening with a flicker of surprise.
“He didn’t know what he had until he lost it,” Gerard went on, slumping over the table as he mumbled.
“Honestly, I'm still in disbelief over everything he did.”
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how would she react?
“You seriously can’t tell a soul.” Gerard sat up suddenly, his flushed face scrunched with drunken solemnity. “I'm
trusting you because you're my buddy. But if you spill the beans, I'm screwed.”
“I'll pay you,” Melvin said without blinking.
Even though Gerard was just an assistant, he held a modest share in Shaw Group and earned a substantial
salary with hefty bonuses. But Melvin, managing Anita International Group, owned ten percent of the company.
Though newer than Shaw and Briggs Groups, Anita International was a titan in Al and chip tech, dominating both
domestic and global markets. Countless corporations had lined up with offers to acquire their patents—but Freya
turned them all down.
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If she ever decided to sell, she'd be the richest figure in the entire sector. Not that she ever cared about wealth.
“Swear you won't say a word,” Gerard murmured, finally slumping forward and passing out cold.
Melvin cast him a glance, then paid the bill and called for a cab. He hauled Gerard to a nearby hotel, booked a
room, and dumped him on the bed without ceremony. Standing in the elegantly furnished suite, Melvin looked
down at Gerard's flushed, unconscious face, his expression unreadable.
Just as he was weighing whether to tell Freya the truth, Gerard's phone started to ring.
Melvin glanced at the phone, recognizing Kristian’s non the screen. At first, he had no intention of picking it
up—after all, despite Gerard being his friend, he didn’t feel it was his responsibility to answer the call for him.
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