The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Payne said, "I bet Joshua will be here any minute with his crew."

After a pause, he glanced at Thalassa, then at Lysander, and continued, "Let's bail, leave her behind."

Even without Payne spelling it out, Lysander got the drift.

Leave the bait to catch a bigger fish.

Otherwise, nabbing Susan now wouldn't reveal the depth of her ties with Joshua.

Lysander told David, "Let's get out of here."

With that, he began pushing the wheelchair out, while Thalassa cast one last look at Susan before turning to follow Lysander.

Lysander and Thalassa were the first to exit the private room, followed by Payne, David, and a few bodyguards, leaving Susan alone inside.

collapsed onto the couch, her neck hitting the backrest. The pain brought tears to her eyes. She

she felt trapped. Her neck was so badly hurt that moving it seemed impossible. Standing was a challenge, let alone walking. Any vibration from walking felt like it could shatter her spine. She doubted she

could do was brace herself against the couch, trying to keep her shaky neck upright,

the drive back, Thalassa sat in the car, staring out the window as the scenery flew by in reverse. It seemed she was looking at

deep, resonant voice broke the

back to reality, her gaze shifting towards Lysander, and she said with a

the turmoil she was feeling. "Let's wait and see how things unfold.

source of Thalassa's

Knowing full well that Susan had set her up, and yet helping her, felt like a slap in the face to

acknowledged Thalassa as his daughter, defending her talents and clarifying her capabilities in

no

Susan, who had frequently

It was a