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?

was there a

palpable

dance to the tune of the main investor? Can't we just do our own

genuinely hesitated about going through with

to make a name for 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

can't I dream of winning on my own

already explained this. The semifinals were a lesson. You didn't clinch first place even then; how do you expect to break through in

design clashing with the

competition represented a

indefinitely for another chance to emerge

the support of the Sinclair Group and Lysander, a once-dominant powerhouse in

could Zoey compete against Thalassa's connections, especially when she hadn't even secured the top spot in the semifinals? After a brief

had the means to produce jewelry. Replicating a set of jewels was no big deal for

reassured her,