The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen) novel Chapter 1014

Thalassa paused at the entrance of the private room and stole a glance behind her. Susan was prancing along, her skirt held up with one hand, and her assistant following closely.

Susan's eyes flashed a silent warning as she caught Thalassa’s glance.

With a tension in her breath and a firm grip on the wine bottle, Thalassa's brow furrowed. She turned back and pushed open the door to enter.

As she was about to close the door, it was held open by Susan, who slipped through with a make-up plastered face that quickly morphed into a facade of gentle politeness. "It’s you, Thalassa! I thought it was you from the back so I followed, and I was right! It's so good to see you." she said, her voice pitched for all to hear.

Thalassa knew all too well that Susan's words were meant for the others in the room to hear. She was there to keep tabs on her.

Biting back her anger, Thalassa let go of the door and returned to her seat beside Lysander.

She set the bottle of red wine on the table.

Undeterred and uninvited, Susan breezed in with a sweet smile, "Oh! Mr. Sinclair, and Mr. Richard too! And who might this be...?"

She greeted warmly, her gaze lingering curiously on Joshua who was unfamiliar to her.

Joshua, ever the gentleman, offered Susan a polite nod and a smile.

Susan, basking in the attention, quickly sidled up next to Joshua and perched herself on the seat beside him, her face beaming, "Hello there, you must be Mr. Sinclair’s business partner. You look so young and dashing!"

Thalassa could hardly stand it. Susan was so thick-skinned and shameless.

Richard coughed lightly into his fist, incredulous at Susan's lack of decorum and brazenness. "Thinks she's endearing when she's just crossed lines." he thought, as he worried about her possibly offending Joshua.