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.

their support, she collapsed onto the couch, her neck hitting the backrest. The pain brought tears to her eyes. She propped herself up

was so badly hurt that moving it seemed impossible. Standing was a challenge, let alone walking.

against the couch, trying to keep her shaky neck

scenery flew by in

voice broke the

gaze shifting towards Lysander, and she

guess the turmoil she was feeling. "Let's wait

source of Thalassa's

scenes. Knowing full well that Susan had set her up, and yet helping her, felt like a slap in the

ago, Joshua had publicly acknowledged Thalassa as his daughter, defending her talents and clarifying her capabilities in jewelry design

no

Susan, who had frequently

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