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.

bathe, she asked Thalassa to fetch firewood for heating water. Then she locked Thalassa in the woodshed, and tricked Leopold to have sex with her.

pursuit, Leopold showed zero interest in her. Eventually, she had to

dirty look. “Move, you’re in my way!”

suspected that it was Isabella who had

bright future! This

fair. Somehow, Isabella came into a large sum of money,

ago, Thalassa cut off all communication with Isabella. But she couldn’t avoid hearing others sing Isabella’s praises, about how successful she was now, how blissful her

cool. “You dare to talk to me like that?”

up her sleeves, ready for a fight. She had always disliked Thalassa. With her alluring face and seductive charm, men were easily ensnared by her

room swung open, and a man with an aristocratic air stepped

glanced at him 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. She

Thalassa took a deep breath and checked the room number.

I’ll deliver it right away,” she

up,” the man urged.

beautiful women at their sides. They were all sweet and gentle, some fed the men fruit, while others lit their cigarettes. Except

with a dark, daunting

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

the nightclub scene and naturally wanted to sell drinks to earn commission. One bottle would earn her a thousand dollars, enough for the kids‘ meal for two months. At the moment, her best bet was this man, 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

fruit a woman had offered him. “What’s the matter, darling? Are you aiming for a seat next to our Lysander?”

Lysander. Don’t bother, love. Lysander only has eyes for one, and it’s not you,” Richard, the CEO of

could have any woman he wants, but his heart is already taken by a woman who’s no

sworn off women, and devoted all his feelings to the woman who was no

banter of these three guys, Thalassa 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. She was a mom of four, and life had already worn

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