The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

"I'm telling you, I heard it!" Daryl insisted, his tone brooking no argument.

"Oh, so you must've been bribed by Wyatt, then!" Thalassa shot back, her words dripping with sarcasm.

"I'm going to call the cops right now and tell them you're framing me!" Daryl threatened, whipping out his smartphone as if to dial.

"Go ahead, make my day," Thalassa retorted, unfazed.

"Enough!" Payton suddenly intervened, his tone firm and serious. "Thalassa, in front of all these witnesses, you continue to dodge the truth. Admit your mistake, and I might go easy on you."

"She doesn't need your leniency!" From the entrance, a voice rang out, stopping everyone in their tracks.

They all turned to see a tall, distinguished-looking man walking in, a smile playing around his lips.

It was Callum!

Thalassa felt a jolt in her heart upon seeing him.

the interrogation room at the police station. The things they discussed shook her to the core, challenging everything she thought she knew.

was not the gentleman he appeared to be

a good guy, but in reality, he

was he doing here

her body language

aback. Even if Thalassa hadn't

would she react

Gordon, do you have something important to say?" Thalassa asked, her voice laced

kept his gentle smile, softly saying, "I'm here to

that, Callum took out his phone, opened a recording app, and played a

said, "This is contestant number three, Thalassa's design. You must replicate it exactly

female voice asked,

The man explained, "You're

Your model walks the runway first tomorrow. If you use Thalassa's design for the opening, when Thalassa's original piece