The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

"Wait here for a bit, alright? Let the last visitor leave before you go in," the officer instructed Thalassa, guiding her to sit on a bench outside the visitor's room.

Thalassa nodded, and the officer hurried off to attend to other duties.

She found herself sitting against the wall, pondering curiously. Susan had no known family left in the world. Who could possibly know she was locked up here, looking to have a word with her?

Driven by curiosity, Thalassa leaned closer to the wall, hoping to catch a snippet of the conversation from the other side.

Indeed, muffled voices seeped through, the wall's insulation leaving much to be desired.

"Callum, you've deceived me again!" Susan's voice, laden with anger, reverberated.

Callum? He came back to see Susan?

Thalassa felt a pang of curiosity. She hadn't

you," Callum responded, his

come back, arranged for me to model at the jewelry competition. You're the one who had me switch Thalassa's designs, assuring me the surveillance was wiped and all I had to do was accuse Thalassa of fraud on stage! But then you turned the tables on me, showing Thalassa's original work and playing the surveillance for all to see. You

lay low abroad. Though life had been tough overseas, it was safe. Suddenly,

in exile, constantly on the run and despised, Susan was fed up. But even worse was the discrimination and rejection she faced

this intolerance that had driven Susan to agree to return, only to find herself trapped by

of starting anew, she was

you'd have been deported right into Lysander's hands. Do you think you'd stand a chance of surviving once Lysander got hold of you?"

with sarcasm. "Callum, after all this effort, isn't it just to show off to Thalassa, make her feel indebted to you, so you can swoop in and play the hero? So, did you confess your love

and it's none of