"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.

remembered overhearing his conversation with Susan outside the interrogation room at the police station. The things they discussed shook her to the core, challenging

was not the gentleman he appeared to be on

guy, but in reality, he was a wolf in sheep's

was he doing here

at Callum, her body

was taken aback. Even if Thalassa hadn't reciprocated

why would she

to say?" Thalassa asked,

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

out his phone, opened a recording app,

number three, Thalassa's design. You must

female voice

The man explained, "You're

tomorrow. If you use Thalassa's design for

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