hapter 111

EARLIER AT T.T. FASHION HOUSE…

Luisa let out a horrified gasp, her eyes wide with disbelief as she stared at the disaster in front of them. “Oh my God… Thalassa, they destroyed the dresses. They destroyed the dresses! What are we going to do?”

She turned to Thalassa, her pale face stricken with panic, so distraught that she kept pointing out the obvious.” Without these dresses, we can’t compete at the awards show.”

The seamstresses, standing nearby, murmured in despair. One of them, Marta, who had spent hours hand- stitching beads into the ultimate dress that was supposed to be worn by Thalassa, let out a small sob.

“Who could do something like this to us? All our hard work. it’s gone.”

Thalassa remained still, her face calm despite the fury simmering just beneath the surface. Her eyes scanned the room, taking in every ripped seam and every ruined piece of fabric. She had suspected this would happen, but seeing it with her own eyes still made her blood boil. 2

Noticing how Thalassa didn’t even seem moved by the scene in front of them, Luisa grabbed her by the arm. “Why are you so calm, Thalassa? Don’t you realize how serious this is? We’ve lost everything!”

Thalassa turned to her with a steady gaze before looking at the seamstresses. “Have any of you checked the CCTV footage?”

They exchanged glances. “No, we were too distraught to even think about it.”

“Then let’s go,” Thalassa said simply, making her way to the elevator. Luisa and the others hurried to follow her.

They reached the security office, where a confused–looking guard approached them. “Ms. Thompson, I just heard about what happened in the display room,” he said.

Thalassa’s eyes narrowed. “Just heard?” she repeated coldly. “How come you were only just told now? You should have caught and stopped the intruder.”

The guard swallowed nervously. “I’m sorry, Ms. Thompson I’m on morning duty. I wasn’t part of the guards on night duty yesterday.”

come for their severance pay. They’re fired,” Thalassa said sharply.

security room. He sat down in front of a computer, his fingers flying over the keyboard. Minutes passed, and Luisa

taking so long?”

of CCTV footage missing,” the guard stammered. “The cameras

tightened, but she kept her voice steady. “Check the other cameras–the ones in

typing, his expression growing more worried. “It’s the same situation with all the other cameras, even the ones outside.

Linda Miller who did this! She had those cameras hacked

gave a wry smile and calmly

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“What do you

answer immediately. Instead, she turned on her heel and headed for the elevator.

go to my

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in silence, tension thick in the air When they reached the floor, they saw that more employees had arrived, all talking about how sorry they were that this had happened.

made their way into her office. Minutes later, the two women

has everyone arrived?” Thalassa asked her

all the models are here,” the secretary confirmed.

Luisa following close behind. As soon as they entered, the models fell silent. The serious look on Thalassa’s face was making them all nervous, especially when she scanned all of their faces with her

It was Carmen the model she’d taken her frustrations out on

stepped forward. “Lassa, I’m so sorry about

it locked onto Carmen. “Are you really

of fear crossing her face. “W–what do you mean, Lassa? Of course, I’m sorry that this happened. We all are because we know how much hard work

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