The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

"I got blinded by money. I'm sorry, Thalassa. Just forgive me this once..." Daryl pleaded with a mix of urgency and guilt.

"I never want to see you in Starhaven again!" Thalassa turned her gaze away, refusing to look at Daryl anymore.

Especially since they were colleagues before, had a decent relationship - that's what hurt Thalassa the most. Being betrayed by a stranger was one thing, but being persistently persecuted by someone who claimed to be a friend cut much deeper.

As soon as Thalassa finished her sentence, Daryl tried to say something, but David stepped in, blocking her path, and said sternly, "Please leave. Are you going to book your own ticket out of Starhaven, or should I arrange someone to do it for you?"

David's words weren't a threat; they were a clear indication of an order about to be carried out.

Daryl, taken aback, gave David a quick look and realized he was taking Thalassa's words as a direct command. She knew arguing with David was futile.

Thalassa was essentially banishing her from Starhaven forever. But Starhaven, a place dripping with wealth, was where she believed her fortune lay. It was here among the movers and shakers that she hoped to encounter a wealthy suitor.

Leaving Starhaven meant resigning herself to a life at the bottom, never able to turn her fortunes around.

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she was being pushed out

out

were filled with resentment and anger, not just towards Thalassa but also reflecting her frustration and despair over the years spent in the shadows, doing whatever it took in hopes of crossing paths with a wealthy gentleman,

Daryl incredulously. Did she

and unwillingness in Daryl's eyes, Thalassa scoffed, "Your ambitions. are too grand, far beyond your reach.

catching Lysander's eye, her gaze following him

years had passed, and she failed to

provoked by Thalassa's words, tried to confront

Under David's restraint, Daryl

do you think you are? You're nothing but a

out!" David snapped,

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