"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.

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

the gentleman he appeared to be on

a good guy, but in reality, he was

he doing

glared at Callum, her body language

Thalassa's reaction, was taken aback. Even if Thalassa hadn't reciprocated

Callum, why would she react

Thalassa asked, her voice

his gentle smile, softly saying,

his phone, opened a recording app,

"This is contestant number three, Thalassa's

female voice asked,

The man explained, "You're

Thalassa's design for the opening, when Thalassa's original piece follows, it will

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