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.

could mean paying with their lives.

9 PM showed nothing unusual, but from 10 PM to

was precisely between 10 PM and 11 PM that Bruce had brought Thalassa

room, upon discovering the missing footage, was visibly shaken, cautiously explaining to Lysander, “The cameras were down for an hour before we noticed and called for maintenance. By

expression as dark and fathomless as the ocean depths.

caused the tech’s teeth to chatter

charge, stepping forward and

hour goes by before you notice a malfunction? During such a crucial time! You’ve lost the footage Mr. Sinclair needed. Nine

is usually reliable; I never expected it to fail today. It must’ve been Elliott, preparing

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

Elliott could have easily tampered with the surveillance under the guise

bringing her in, felt a slight easing of the knot

Lysander’s piercing gaze shifted to her face, catching the trace of

Lysander grew oppressively heavy, his eyes