Rebirth of the Movie Queen: Mrs. Sinclair, Please Hug Me!-Chapter 473: Meeting Ariana Lynch

Perhaps because there was no more movement inside the room, Melody Shepherd took a step back, planning to leave, but was stopped by Quinn Lockwood’s startled scream from the hospital room.

"Did I touch your wound? I’m so sorry, so sorry."

Quinn Lockwood stood flustered by the bedside, biting her fingertip, seemingly at a loss as she looked at Elias Sinclair.

The man’s thin lips were tightly pressed together, his brow furrowing instantly as his breathing became slightly labored, clearly in some pain.

"I’ll go get a doctor to come take a look." Quinn Lockwood regretted almost hitting herself as her hand had accidentally pressed against Elias Sinclair’s wound.

"No need, at this time, Angus should be conducting an experiment with the lab team." The man grabbed her just as Quinn Lockwood raised her leg to leave, his expression already returned to normal.

Elias Sinclair glanced at the IV bottle, seeing it was still more than half full, then shifted his gaze back to Quinn Lockwood.

"It was just a touch, it’s okay. When it’s time to change the IV, someone will naturally come over, no need to worry."

"But... I should still apologize to you." Quinn Lockwood lowered her head, guilt-ridden as she looked at the man on the bed, her voice growing increasingly uncertain.

"If it weren’t for saving me, you wouldn’t have been injured..."

"There was once a knife wound before, and this time... this time it’s actually a gunshot wound. If the angle had been a bit off at that time, perhaps it would have..."

Quinn Lockwood bit her lip, her gaze flickering as she dared not meet Elias Sinclair’s eyes, recalling how every time she encountered danger, it would implicate Elias Sinclair, making her feel extremely guilty.

"Do you think I’m unlucky, always favored by these dangerous situations, while you... you are always dragged down by me..."

A huge sense of apology enveloped Quinn Lockwood, and a thought flashed through her mind instantly. Perhaps her luck was at odds with Elias Sinclair’s; after all, since she had taken over this body, Elias Sinclair had already been injured multiple times because of her.

"Stop overthinking it." Elias Sinclair gently tugged at Quinn Lockwood’s hand, signaling her to sit back down by his side, looking at her still with gentle eyes as if they could overflow with water.

"There’s clearly a huge conspiracy or some unspeakable secret behind this incident. To send out such a professional organization, the person orchestrating it must not be simple." The man recalled the situation, his expression becoming increasingly serious and stern.

"I’ll handle this matter. No matter who the real culprit is, since they dared to target my people, I absolutely won’t let them off."

Melody Shepherd was still holding her foot back, incredulously processing what she had overheard.

Elias got injured because of protecting Quinn Lockwood. Didn’t he tell Aunt Sinclair yesterday that there was an organization trying to assassinate him?

Reflecting on what they had just discussed, Melody Shepherd suddenly understood.

It turns out Elias had lied to Aunt Sinclair, knowing that she disliked Quinn Lockwood, inventing the story about being troubled by an underworld organization just to exclude Quinn Lockwood from this incident?

No wonder something felt a little off at the beginning.

The Sinclair Group, despite being involved in hundreds of fields, never meddled in underworld affairs, and those in the underworld still counted on Sinclair for certain things. Why would they actively cause trouble?

It was all because of Quinn Lockwood.

Melody Shepherd clenched her teeth, her knuckles already white, and her eyes turned crimson.

Quinn Lockwood, it’s all because of you.

You not only took Elias’s love but also caused him such severe injuries!

Subsequently, Melody Shepherd didn’t linger at the door any longer; she quickly returned to the group, using her close relationship with Mrs. Sinclair to gather some information from the mercenaries’ investigation, and based on her knowledge continued to trace the clues, leading to Ariana Lynch.

The people who kidnapped Quinn Lockwood were indeed from an underworld organization, but it was a small group that had been out of the game for many years. The leader had no name, only known by the code 0347, who had once met Ariana Lynch.

Based on the intelligence Melody Shepherd acquired, 0347 was in dire straits, fleeing from other organization’s pursuit, and was saved by Ariana Lynch. Because of this, Ariana even had a fight with her fiancé Jonah Hansen.

Tut, tut, this is getting interesting.

Melody Shepherd sat in her office, looking over the analytical data she gathered, a glint flashing in her eyes.

Ariana Lynch had always been at odds with Quinn Lockwood, and the two would almost always clash when they met. Even without meeting, they’d monitor each other’s movements to seize resources or suppress the other.

Although Ariana Lynch maintained a youthful starlet persona in front of others, Melody knew she was a calculating person, as ruthless as herself, not the type to save others out of the goodness of her heart.

Unless... she knew the person she saved would be useful to her.

Like this head of a reckless organization, Ariana Lynch could completely exploit his loyalty and gratitude to handle the matter of eliminating Quinn Lockwood, and out of life-saving gratitude, he wouldn’t betray her.

It was truly a flawless plan.

Melody Shepherd couldn’t help but want to applaud Ariana Lynch. This woman was downright cunning, her intelligence astonishingly high.

Since she shared a common enemy with her, Melody Shepherd didn’t mind pulling Ariana Lynch into her camp for collaboration.

A dangerous curve played on the woman’s lips as she closed the window on her computer, then gently swiveled her chair toward the door, picked up her phone, and stepped out.

"Hello, is this Miss Lynch? I’m Melody Shepherd from ASC Corporation of Meridia; I have a collaboration I’d like to discuss with you in person..."

After setting up a meeting time, Melody Shepherd arrived at Ariana Lynch’s office.

"I’ve heard for a long time that Miss Lynch is a stunning beauty, capable of taking over the Lockwood Group at a young age. Meeting you today, you indeed live up to your remarkable reputation." Melody Shepherd extended her hand graciously, showing nothing but a harmless, gentle smile as she exchanged a handshake with Ariana Lynch.

"Miss Shepherd, you’re too kind. It’s our honor at Lockwood to have a chance to work with you." Ariana Lynch responded to Melody Shepherd with equal courtesy, unable to hide her delight.

She had no idea of Melody Shepherd’s real intention of coming, assuming she had some significant collaboration to discuss.

Since ASC Securities always partnered with the Sinclair Group domestically, if Melody Shepherd was now negotiating collaboration with her, didn’t it signify the Sinclair and other domestic and international companies had acknowledged her forthcoming role as board chair of the Lockwood Group?