The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet

"Susan, you better shut your trap!" Callum gritted his teeth, his anger barely contained.

This was the police station, after all. He couldn't afford to lash out at Susan in full view of everyone.

But Susan just tilted her head back and laughed, a sharp, unnerving cackle that made one's skin crawl.

After her laughter faded, her expression turned venomous. She leaned in close to Callum and hissed, "Remember three years ago, Callum? When you came to me to ruin Lysander and Thalassa's relationship, to drive a wedge between them? Mr. Gordon should recall that pretty well, shouldn't he?"

"I seized the moment to sabotage Thalassa during the play rehearsal, making sure the prop fell right towards Lysander's head, framing it as Thalassa's attempt to kill him. That was just the beginning of their troubles. Later, when Thalassa and her mother visited Eldoria, you orchestrated their boat accident, causing Thalassa's mom to fall overboard. You knew Lysander, being ex-military, wouldn't dive in without assessing the situation first, making Thalassa desperate and helpless to save her own mother."

"You were well aware that Thalassa and Lysander were already on thin ice, and nothing mattered more to Thalassa than her mom. If Lysander didn't jump in to save her immediately, Thalassa would surely suspect his intentions, believing he wanted revenge on her mom, willing to watch her drown!"

"Stop it!" Callum's voice was a threatening whisper, his breathing heavy with suppressed rage.

But Susan was beyond reason, driven mad by the threat of imprisonment Callum held over her. How could she keep these secrets bottled up any longer?

"Then, back at the hotel, you made sure the front desk refused to let Thalassa and Evelyn Pendleton check out, forcing them to stay, all to turn Thalassa against Lysander! Making her believe it was all Lysander's doing, aiming to isolate her mom!"

Susan had dug into their past after Thalassa and Lysander returned from Eldoria, uncovering these sordid details.

"And if you think that was bad, there's worse. How do you think Thalassa would feel knowing all this, huh?"

Ignoring Callum's darkening expression, Susan smiled wickedly, "When my dad was jailed, you goaded him into using old photos of Evelyn, creating a scandalous video suggesting Evelyn was a homewrecker, spreading it for the world to see. Evelyn was reviled, all because of that rumor you helped spread, leading her down a path of no return!"

Outside, Thalassa, overhearing this, felt her world shatter. Her blood ran cold, her breathing tight, her complexion ghostly pale.

"Susan, shut up!" Callum couldn't contain himself any longer, his voice a low growl. His fists clenched, veins bulging, his jaw muscles trembling with rage as he glared at Susan, "Just wait, I'll get you out of here. But if you utter a single word of this to anyone, you know what's coming for you!"

"Mr. Gordon, I'll be waiting for your rescue. As long as you keep me safe, I won't speak a word of what you don't want said," Susan finally said with a smirk.

Callum shot her a lethal glance before turning to leave. Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.

As he opened the door to exit, his eyes caught Thalassa, who had been eavesdropping, sitting on the waiting bench, her ear practically glued to the wall.

The moment she saw him, their eyes locked.

In that instant, Callum's eyes went from shock to fear, then to guilt, and finally, silence.

He just stood there, looking at Thalassa, wordlessly.

Thalassa's eyes, wide with shock, anger, and betrayal, stared back at Callum.

Though no words were exchanged, the air was thick with emotion—a tumultuous mix of trust shattered, disillusionment, despair, and rage.

Thalassa clenched her fists so tightly her body shook, glaring at Callum as she spat out, "So, this is it!"

With that, she turned and stormed away.

Once, she had thought Lysander was the devil incarnate, and Callum, a gentle, generous soul, her savior from Lysander's clutches, always there to support her unconditionally.

But now, she realized Callum was the true monster, the greatest deceiver of them all.