Chapter 424 Old Man âWhat else do you know?â Annieâs gossip radar started ringing.
Melanie told Annie about her bumping into Adam at the airport.
âIn that case, Adam OâShea probably doesnât know that he just got himself a new partner?â Annie.
asked.
Melanie nodded. âBased on what he said at that time, the finale of the show is a solo segment.â
Annieâs face lit up. âIâll get someone to check things out on Adamâs end right away.â
Melanie fed Annie a piece of grilled meat, which Annie gobbled up before saying, âIf he doesnât yet know that he suddenly has a troublemaker for a partner, Iâll have someone inform him about it! Ha ha ha!â
âThank you very much for that. Donât choke,â Melanie laughed out loud, too.
A distance away, Kelly was having her meal, surrounded by a few other women.
Seeing Melanie and Annie chatting and laughing away, looking unperturbed by her provocation just now, made Kelly stand up in frustration. She crooked her finger to signal her subordinate to follow her to a quiet corner, where she gave him some instructions.
âConfirm things with Mr. Wright once more. I feel slightly uneasy about it.â
Her subordinate left and returned once more, saying, âMr. Wright said nothing will go wrong with him around. He even wanted me to tell you to have a meal with him one night whenever youâre free.â
Kelly berated him in her frustration, âThat old lecher! I approached him only because he works for Ms. Yancey. How dare he lust after me!â
âMiss, wonât he do his best for you if you keep rejecting him?â her subordinate asked.
âMen are all the same, heh,â Kelly sneered. âThat old man wastes all his intellect on fooling around with women. The more I play hard to get with him, the more heâll do my bidding like an obedient dog panting for a bone. I wonât give him anything before he satisfies me!â
âOh yes, miss. When I came back from meeting Mr. Wright, I passed by two staff members working for Adam OâShea. I think I overheard them saying that Melanie also wants to partner with Adam on the runway...â her subordinate reported.
âWhat?!â
1/3 Kelly burst out laughing after recovering from her shock. She turned around and looked straight at Melanie and Annie, before marching toward them without any hesitation.
âI thought you were all high and mighty, but you ended up begging for a chance to partner with Adam while pretending to be indifferent about it! Who do you think Adam is? Would he ever be willing to partner with you?â
Melanie and Annie were enjoying their meal, and didnât expect to see someone provoking them in the middle of it. They looked up and saw that it was Ms. Murray once again.
âDo you have a screw loose or something?â
Annie could no longer hold herself back. She slammed her spoon on the table and stood up, folding her arms across her chest and glaring back at Kelly.
Kelly was stunned by Annieâs words. âWhat did you just say?â
Just then, someone walked up to Annie and whispered something into her ear. Annieâs eyes lit up as she winked at Melanie.
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Melanie immediately caught on.
âIâve been wanting to say this for the longest time!â
Annie yelled out loud, feeling more confident from her subordinateâs update, deliberately attracting the attention of everyone around them.
âYou have issues! And severe ones at that! Instead of enjoying your meal, you ran up here to spout nonsense to our faces. Are you sure you donât need to check yourself into an asylum?â
Annie was coarse in her language, but her logic was impeccable. Melanie sat by her side, wiping the corners of her mouth with a napkin and feeling the rush of adrenaline in her veins.
âMelanie Jones, I think you and your friend right here are the nut jobs!â
Kelly started being more careful with her words upon seeing the crowd gathering around them.
âAlthough I can understand your desire to be in the limelight, you must have some self- awareness. There are some things that just donât belong to you!â
âAlright, thatâs enough nonsense.â Melanie stood up, and grabbed Annieâs hand. âLetâs see who it belongs to, then.â
Melanie and Annie exchanged glances, barely able to contain their excitement.
Kelly didnât understand. âWhat do you mean by that?â
2/3 +15 BONOS âYouâll know when you get there.â
Melanie and Annie turned around and led the way. Kelly saw how confident they were and started to be fearful, but with so many people around, she had no choice but to follow them, still keeping her head held high.
âFine, Iâll go! As if Iâm scared of you!â
They took the elevator up to the 79th floor, where the superior executive suite was located. There was a crowd gathered outside Adamâs room, from which a frustrated voice could be heard.
The two women behind Kelly didnât understand what was going on, and asked the staff members stuck outside the door about it.
They explained, âAdam heard that Ms. Yancey arranged a partner for him. Heâs so upset about it, he flared up right there and then...â