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.

support, she collapsed onto the couch, her neck hitting the backrest. The pain brought tears to her eyes. She propped herself up with her hands,

it seemed impossible. Standing was a challenge, let alone walking. Any vibration from walking felt

do was brace herself against the couch, trying to keep her

in the car, staring out the window as the scenery flew by in reverse. It seemed she was

voice broke the silence, "What's

towards Lysander, and she said with a hint

could guess the turmoil she was feeling. "Let's wait and see how things unfold. There's always a reason

source of

full well that Susan had set her up, and yet helping her, felt

and clarifying her capabilities in jewelry design during a competition. And now, he seemed to be siding

no

Susan, who had frequently

was a bitter

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