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

let alone walking.

she could do was brace herself against the couch, trying to keep her shaky

back, Thalassa sat in the car, staring out the window as the scenery flew by in reverse. It seemed she was looking at the landscape, but her mind

broke the silence,

shifting towards Lysander, and she said with a

it, Lysander could guess the turmoil she was feeling. "Let's wait and

of Thalassa's

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

had publicly acknowledged Thalassa as his daughter, defending her talents and clarifying her capabilities in jewelry design during a competition. And now, he seemed to be

no

Susan, who had frequently

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