Thalassa was thunderstruck; the recorded conversation was an outright setup to frame her!

The voices were familiar, too familiar. Thalassa was certain she knew them both.

She turned to Zoey, her eyes blazing with disbelief and rage.

The man's voice... it hit her. It was Lance, Zoey's boyfriend!

She had only met Lance once at their graduation party, heard him speak just that one time, but Thalassa could never forget Lance's voice, especially when he was with Zoey. There was no mistaking it!

Zoey, under Thalassa's accusatory gaze, lowered her head, her eyes darting everywhere, clearly panicked.

Her hands clenched, her thoughts a tangled mess.

What was Lance thinking? Hadn't he promised there would be no trace, that nobody would ever find out?

Why was there a recording?

room was palpable as

tune of the main investor? Can't we just do

hesitated

to make a name for yourself? You've been designing for years, but you're still unknown. This competition is your chance to shine. It's being broadcast live, covered by media nationwide,

"But why can't I dream of winning on

explained this. The semifinals were a lesson. You didn't clinch first place even then;

clashing with

represented a golden

it could mean waiting indefinitely for another

of the Sinclair Group and Lysander, a once-dominant powerhouse in

secured the top spot in the semifinals? After a brief pause, Zoey made up her mind, "Okay, I'll start working on it right away. Make sure I win

ready, and she had the means to produce jewelry. Replicating a set of

reassured her, "Just

the plan

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