Chapter 994

Lucy had been itching to ask the question, restraining herself until Thalassa was seated at the dinner table. She couldn’t care less whether Thalassa was going to eat the food or not.

Inviting Thalassa to lunch was just a ruse, a courtesy for Bruce’s sake. If Lucy had it her way, she’d march right over to Thalassa’s place, grab her by the hair, and demand to know what she was up to with Bruce last night!

Bruce hadn’t come home all evening, leaving Lucy tossing and turning, a sleepless mess.

She’d called him repeatedly in the early hours; he didn’t pick up. Later, when she called again, his phone was conveniently switched off.

Knowing Bruce’s roving eye, Lucy figured that if he wasn’t home at night, there was always another woman.

She felt like ants on a hot griddle, desperate but helpless.

daylight came, and so did

him immediately, demanding to know where he’d

something to sort out with Thalassa, stating they had spent the night together. “Thalassa is my

masking it as a meal invitation to accept Thalassa

in hand, and

briefed her over the phone about the situation and the reason for Lucy’s lunch invitation.

she wouldn’t be foolish enough to slip up; if she did, her mother’s video might become a bit less secure.

caught Bruce’s icy glare, which was laden with silent threats.

could it be? Or are you

that, she shot Bruce a look laced with scorn and resentment.

Bruce was worthless, a

her meaning clearly. At home, Lucy had him under her thumb, leaving him breathless. He

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