Chapter 3

Thalassa gingerly balanced a tray, making her way towards VB. She was petrified that she might accidentally smash the expensive booze.

“Ah!” Suddenly, someone emerged from the intersection, bumping into Thalassa and letting out a startled yelp-

Thalassa nearly jumped out of her skin, hastily clutching the unstable bottles on the tray. Phew, thank God, the bottles didn’t break

“What’s your problem, can’t you apologize after bumping into someone” A sharp, biting voice echoed in the air.

Thalassa looked at the newcomer, spotting a face full of hostility It wasn’t her fault, but clients came first. She was about to apologize, but the animosity from the woman made her change her mind

“You!”

“Your” They both exclaimed in surprise.

Isabella eyed Thalassa up and down, snickering. “Well, well, I didn’t expect to see you slumming it in a nightclub. If you’re really struggling, you should have come to me. I could have found you some decent work. After all, I’m a hotshot now, and I own my own company. We’re family. We’re supposed to help each other out.”

From the moment Isabella first saw Thalassa’s boyfriend, Leopold, she was completely smitten. He was just too good–looking, way more attractive than her own boyfriend! Her mind started spinning with wicked ideas. She offered to help Thalassa cook and during the meal, she kept finding excuses to get Leopold to drink.

Until he passed out.

fetch firewood for heating water. Then she locked Thalassa in the woodshed, and tricked Leopold to

despite her relentless pursuit, Leopold showed zero interest in her. Eventually, she had to give up.

shot her a dirty look. “Move, you’re in my

fool. After the incident, she suspected that it was Isabella who had locked her

future! This woman

large sum of money, started a business, and even hooked up with

ago, Thalassa cut off all communication with Isabella. But she couldn’t avoid hearing others sing

her cool. “You dare to talk

fight. She had always disliked Thalassa. With her alluring face and seductive charm, men were easily

Thalassa, the door to the VIP room swung open, and a man with

and recognized Alaric, the infamous heir to the Falconer group. She knew who she could mess with and who she couldn’t. Falconer definitely fell into the latter category. She gave Alaric a polite nod and a curtsey, then, still bowing, she led her friends away.

Thalassa took a deep breath and checked the room number. This was

right

up,” the man

the four men. Each had two beautiful women at their sides. They were all sweet and gentle, some fed the men fruit, while others lit their cigarettes. Except for one man sitting alone with

daunting

other man was either flirting with the girls or singing, but this man was busy on

since he was the only one who seemed to have the time to entertain her But she was new to sales, and the man’s aura was quite intimidating. She didn’t know how to start the

the man who had opened the door earlier, Alaric, sneered after taking a bite of the fruit a woman had offered him. “What’s the matter, darling? Are you aiming for a seat next to our Lysander?”

bother, love. Lysander only has eyes for one, and it’s not you,”

woman he wants, but his heart is already taken by a woman who’s no longer with us. He has no interest in anyone else, Ethan Crawley of the Crawley

away, so he was sworn off women, and devoted all his feelings to the woman who was no longer with us Such a loyal guy Wonder which lady was so lucky to have this

got the scoop on why this guy named Lysander was so chill. But she didn’t want any misunderstandings. She wasn’t trying to make a move on this hunky guy.

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