Susan's phone buzzed with a notification of a deposit, but before she could even crack a smile, her nerves tensed up abruptly.

"Who's looking for me?" Susan asked, warned.

In this world, Susan was alone. Her mother had followed her father in a suicide on the day of his death. Her relatives and friends, knowing she had fallen on hard times and was practically living hand to mouth, steered clear of her. How could they possibly be seeking her out?

She had been living in this rundown, dilapidated place for over two years, and not once had anyone come looking for her.

Why would someone suddenly be asking for her now?

The old house was poorly insulated against sound, and the deep, narrow alleys echoed every word. Even with voices not far off, Susan could hear them from inside.

today without realizing? Does Lysander strike you as the type to

was at her wits' end, "Lysander sent

replied, his gaze dripping

audacity to pull a knife on Thalassa, even injuring her. She must have a death

of Thalassa, right?" Susan

will you?" Susan quickly pocketed her phone and slipped out the back

old houses was their two exits. If the front door was compromised, the back door

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had tricked her into thinking Thalassa was discarded. It

500,000 because of Lysander's meddling, and it didn't sit

Lysander was no Zephyr. She'd probably either get her arm

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