The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 489

Sophia had once bought the circular pendant as a toy in that shop.

The owner, a middle-aged woman was wiping away her tears as she turned the sign on the door from ‘Open’ to ‘Closed’.

This sorrowful scene struck a chord in Thalassa’s heart. She approached the woman and asked, “Ma’am, it’s barely eleven in the morning, and that’s prime business hours. Why are you closing up so early?”

The shopkeeper, startled by the sudden interaction, awkwardly wiped her tears away and replied, “There’s been a family emergency, and we can’t manage the store

anymore.”

Upon saying this, the shopkeeper couldn’t hold back her tears anymore.

friend Hertha exchanged a glance before asking, “What kind

one would willingly give up unless it was absolutely necessary.

and treatment cost more than one million three hundred thousand dollars. We’ve used all our savings and even put the shop up for sale, but we’re still short of twenty thousand. We honestly don’t know what to do…” The shopkeeper broke down and started

heart sank. As a mother herself, she could understand the

and said, “Ma’am, please open up your PayPal. I’m going to send you twenty thousand dollars so

was taken aback. She looked at Thalassa incredulously, as if she was

wasn’t surprised, though. This was the Thalassa

your money just

“Actually, half of this money is technically yours. Remember the circular pendant you sold me? We thought it was just a toy but it turned out to be an antique

tell real antiques. And if you hadn’t bought it away, we would have just treated it like a toy, broken it, or swept it into the trash can and thrown it away. You’re the one with the discerning eye. Besides, you