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.

and without their 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, struggling

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

couch, trying to keep her shaky

staring out the window as the scenery flew by in reverse. It seemed she was looking at the landscape, but her

the silence,

shifting towards Lysander, and she said with a hint

didn't say it, Lysander could guess the turmoil she was feeling. "Let's wait and see how things

of

Susan behind the scenes. Knowing full well that Susan had set her

her talents and clarifying her capabilities in jewelry design during

no

Susan, who had frequently

Thalassa. It was a bitter pill

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