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.

that Thalassa and Leopold needed to bathe, she asked Thalassa to fetch firewood for heating water. Then she locked Thalassa in the

Leopold showed zero interest in

dirty look.

incident, she suspected that it was Isabella

This woman was conniving and shameless

wasn’t always fair. Somehow, Isabella came into a large sum of money, started a business, and even

communication with Isabella. But she couldn’t avoid hearing others sing Isabella’s

“You dare to talk to

ready for a fight. She had always disliked Thalassa. With her alluring face and seductive charm, men were easily ensnared by her Leopold was the prime

confront Thalassa, the door to the VIP room swung open, and a man with an aristocratic air stepped out.

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,

Thalassa took a deep breath and checked the

right away,” she

up,” the man

beautiful women at their sides. They were all sweet

daunting

either flirting with the girls or singing, but this man

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

sneered after taking a bite of the fruit a woman had offered him. “What’s the

to seduce Lysander. Don’t bother, love. Lysander only has eyes for one, and

woman who’s no longer with us.

hunky guy’s love had passed away, so he was sworn off women, and devoted all his feelings to the woman

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 down all her romantic notions

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