Payne said, "I bet Joshua will be here any minute with his crew."

After a pause, he glanced at Thalassa, then at Lysander, and continued, "Let's bail, leave her behind."

Even without Payne spelling it out, Lysander got the drift.

Leave the bait to catch a bigger fish.

Otherwise, nabbing Susan now wouldn't reveal the depth of her ties with Joshua.

Lysander told David, "Let's get out of here."

With that, he began pushing the wheelchair out, while Thalassa cast one last look at Susan before turning to follow Lysander.

Lysander and Thalassa were the first to exit the private room, followed by Payne, David, and a few bodyguards, leaving Susan alone inside.

collapsed onto the couch, her neck hitting the backrest. The

that moving it seemed impossible. Standing was a challenge, let alone walking. Any vibration from walking felt like it could shatter

herself against the couch, trying to keep her shaky neck upright,

sat in the car, staring out the window as the scenery flew by in

deep, resonant voice broke the silence, "What's on

Lysander, and she said with a hint of

"Let's wait and see how things unfold. There's always a reason

of Thalassa's

full well that Susan had set her up, and yet helping her, felt like

publicly acknowledged Thalassa as his daughter, defending her talents and clarifying her capabilities in jewelry

no

Susan, who had frequently

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