The CEO's Amazing Ex-Wife Is Back! by H. Dally

Chapter 185

Chapter 185

"Kris..." Thalassa swallowed, trying to keep her expression neutral.

"Were you speaking to someone?" he asked again.

"Uh... no... I was just talking to myself," Thalassa quickly said, praying he hadn't heard what she had been saying.

Thankfully, he didn't press further. His eyes lit up as they scanned her from head to toe.

"You look gorgeous," he whispered.

His closeness was unsettling Thalassa. She needed him away so she could do what she'd come to do without any second thoughts.

"Kris, we've already talked about this, haven't we?"

Kris stared at her, his eyes squinting in confusion. "You said you didn't want people to see that we're together again, but we're not doing anything, Thalassa. We're just talking. Surely, nobody will suspect we're a couple just because of that?"

"You'd be surprised how some people think. I don't want to take that risk, Kris. Please understand." She saw the hurt flash across his face before she turned and walked off, forcing herself to return to the other guests.

was studying her surroundings. Linda and her crew were initially following her with their eyes, but after a while, Linda and Cynthia had focused on their guests, while Susan was nowhere in sight. The biggest problem was Kris, who wouldn't stop looking at her. But suddenly, one of the guests,

corner of her eye as the woman hugged him excitedly. Kris looked alarmed for a second, glancing at her to see her reaction, but Thalassa

think about it, Meghan." Thalassa smiled before quickly

distracted, she knew this

"Luisa, now," she whispered.

guests murmured among themselves. There was just enough light to see silhouettes, but since Thalassa was wearing all black, she knew it would be hard for anyone to spot her

her way to the stairs and quietly ascending. Once she reached the top, she took

asked through the

"Yes."

here?" Luisa questioned skeptically through the earbud. "I'm sure,"

000

ago, when Thalassa was

she had offered to clean Linda's room after the maid scheduled for the task

bedroom, closing a hidden safe embedded in it. After closing the safe, Linda tapped twice on the wall, and the space sealed itself so seamlessly it appeared like an ordinary wall. Nobody would know that there

Linda saw Thalassa, she had been furious, demanding what she was doing there and accusing her of spying on her. Thalassa had explained that she was just cleaning, but Linda had

one about what she'd seen

truly believing there was only money in the safe.

conceal the safe in the wall, even though the safe was