The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Thalassa was thunderstruck; the recorded conversation was an outright setup to frame her!

The voices were familiar, too familiar. Thalassa was certain she knew them both.

She turned to Zoey, her eyes blazing with disbelief and rage.

The man's voice... it hit her. It was Lance, Zoey's boyfriend!

She had only met Lance once at their graduation party, heard him speak just that one time, but Thalassa could never forget Lance's voice, especially when he was with Zoey. There was no mistaking it!

Zoey, under Thalassa's accusatory gaze, lowered her head, her eyes darting everywhere, clearly panicked.

Her hands clenched, her thoughts a tangled mess.

What was Lance thinking? Hadn't he promised there would be no trace, that nobody would ever find out?

there

in the room was palpable as the recording

of the main investor? Can't

genuinely hesitated

yourself? You've been designing for years, but you're still unknown. This competition is your chance to shine. It's being broadcast live, covered by media nationwide, spotlighting the winner. If you win, not only will the Whole country recognize your name, but you could also make waves internationally. This is

"But why can't I dream of winning

countered, "I've already explained this. The semifinals were a lesson. You didn't clinch first place even then; how do you expect to

was torn, her passion for design clashing with the harsh reality of her

competition represented a

indefinitely for

the support of the Sinclair Group and Lysander, a

even secured the top spot in the semifinals? After a brief pause, Zoey made up her mind, "Okay, I'll

ready, and she had the means to produce

reassured her,