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

tension in the room was palpable as

should we dance to the tune of the main investor?

that moment, Zoey genuinely hesitated about going through

is your chance to shine. It's being broadcast live, covered by media nationwide, spotlighting

can't I dream of

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

her passion for design clashing with the harsh reality

a golden opportunity

mean waiting indefinitely for another

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

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

she had the means to produce jewelry. Replicating a set of jewels

reassured her,