The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1084

Susan was absent for a full 24 hours. When she finally arrived home at 9PM, her demeanor was downcast, and she walked unsteadily due to intoxication.

Clutching the door frame for support, she fumbled with her shoes in the foyer. The sound of stifled sobs from the living room caught her attention, and she looked up to find Lucy, her eyes red and swollen from tears, turning toward her with a glimmer of hope.

Expecting to share the day’s family troubles with her daughter, Lucy was taken aback by the strong scent of alcohol enveloping Susan. Her maternal concern took precedence as she approached her wayward daughter.

“Susan, honey, who were you out drinking with now? You’ve got to take it easy with the booze, you know, Lucy chided gently.

Susan, shoes finally exchanged for comfortable slippers, glanced at Lucy through bleary eyes and managed a wry chuckle. “What, you think girls can’t hold their liquor? I can drink most guys under the table.”

a girl to be out drunk like that. And you’ve always been so keen on snagging a man like Lysander. If you’re not careful, if you lose… you know, your first time, Lysander might look down

voice held the weight of experience, her advice

Lucy ingrained in her the importance of self-preservation, particularly when it came to matters

boys who only have one thing

never hesitated to impress this upon Susan. “Save yourself for someone like

her mother’s words. She glared at Lucy with fiery indignation. “I’m sick of hearing this, Mom! Twenty years of the same old speech! Who says Lysander would

Care one bit!”

beautiful, as long as Lysander finds me attractive, nothing else should matter.

relationship with Leopold was no secret to those at Starhaven

been the talk of their generation, Sesen, in her quest to win over Lysander, had made it her