The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

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?

palpable as the recording continued

"Why should we dance to the tune of

that moment, Zoey genuinely hesitated about going through with their

years, but you're still unknown. This competition is your chance to shine. It's being broadcast live, covered by media nationwide, spotlighting the winner. If you win, not only will the Whole country

dream of winning

"I've already explained this. The semifinals were a lesson. You didn't clinch first place even then; how do you expect to

clashing with the harsh reality of her

a

waiting indefinitely for another chance

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

could Zoey compete against Thalassa's connections, especially when she hadn't even secured the top spot in the semifinals? After a brief pause, Zoey

her own design ready, and she had the means to produce jewelry. Replicating a

her, "Just

the plan