The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 971

Thalassa’s heart was strung tight, her breath caught, as she endured the torment, a drawn-out agony.

She was worried sick about her mother’s safety. Yet faced with Lysander’s iron grip of power, she felt utterly helpless.

Racking her brain, she pondered how she would break the news to Lysander once the truth was out. How could she convince him not to tip off Bruce, who held her mother’s fate in his hands?

Would he show compassion for her, for her mother, and hold off on confronting Bruce?

Thalassa didn’t know if Lysander would.

The fact was, Evelyn had been Bruce’s girl in her youth, and now she was under his thumb again. If Lysander found out about this family scandal, would he mock her mother and claim she had it coming?

Thalassa’s heart quivered with fear; she couldn’t predict Lysander’s thoughts or what he would do about this mess.

It was an all-or-nothing gamble, and neither she nor her mother could afford to lose.

mean paying

surveillance video was still playing normally. The feed from 8 PM to 9 PM showed

and 11 PM that Bruce had brought Thalassa into the hotel – the critical

the security room, upon discovering the missing footage, was visibly shaken, cautiously explaining to Lysander, “The cameras were down for an hour

cold, his expression as dark and fathomless as the ocean depths.

tech’s

manager took charge, stepping forward and scolding the tech in a

An hour goes by before you notice a malfunction? During such a crucial time! You’ve lost the footage

truly sorry. The surveillance is usually reliable; I never expected it to fail today. It must’ve been Elliott, preparing in advance to sabotage the system.” The tech stammered out an explanation, trembling with fear.

was the shifty-eyed man whom Lysander had ordered to have his hands broken and sent to jail for

with the surveillance under the guise of his

Bruce bringing her in, felt a slight easing of the knot

to her face, catching the trace

his eyes clouding