The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

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.

came, and so did

immediately, demanding to know where he’d been the

the night together.

So, she devised a plan, masking it as a meal invitation to accept Thalassa as Bruce’s daughter, with the true intent of grilling her in front of Bruce about the specifics of their interaction. Lucy’s questioning

his cutlery in hand,

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

that she wouldn’t be foolish enough to slip up; if she did,

looked up, startled by Lucy’s interrogation, and caught Bruce’s icy

discuss. What else could it be? Or are you implying something else? Bruce is your husband.

look laced with scorn

imply that Bruce was worthless, a jab at his

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