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 a

in the room was palpable

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

moment, Zoey genuinely hesitated about going through with their

always wanted 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 by media nationwide, spotlighting the winner. If you win, not only will the Whole

why can't I dream of winning on my own

this. The semifinals were a lesson. You didn't clinch first place even then; how do you

for design clashing with the harsh reality of

represented a golden opportunity

indefinitely for another chance

the Sinclair Group and Lysander, a once-dominant

the top spot in the semifinals? After a brief pause, Zoey made up her mind, "Okay, I'll start working on it right away. Make sure I win

ready, and she had the means to produce jewelry. Replicating a

reassured her, "Just