The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen) novel Chapter 1086

Bruce could tell by Susan’s expression that something was up. It looked like there might actually be a chance for Susan and Lysander.

Intrigued, Bruce’s eyes sparkled with interest as he eagerly inquired, "So, how far has it gone with you two?"

Susan's irritation grew under Bruce's anxious gaze. She was fuming over last night's debacle, where her seduction of Lysander had backfired, landing her in the arms of some old geezer instead.

The more she tried to push the memory away, the more her parents brought it up.

Her mood, just beginning to settle, flared up again. She pushed Bruce with a huff, "Get out, I need some rest!"

Bruce stood, noting Susan's evasive look and the way her eyes darted away, hiding something about Lysander from him.

His smile faded, replaced by a chill in his gaze, "What's the deal, Susan? You've flown the coop, and now you're keeping secrets from your old man? You think you've become too good for us? If Thalassa hadn't told me about you cozying up to Lysander, were you planning on keeping it under wraps forever?"

Susan, who'd already kicked off her shoes and climbed into bed, yanked the covers up to her chin. But at Bruce's insinuations, she tore the blanket from her face, her eyes welling up with anger and hurt as she glared at him.

"Why don't you trust your other daughter then? Believe whatever she says! If I had really snagged Lysander, do you think I'd be in this mess?" she retorted, her breaths coming in gasps.

Her parents were blind to the humiliation and distress she'd suffered, only fixated on her netting Lysander for their gain. Her emotions erupted violently.

Bruce, taken aback by her outburst, locked eyes with her tearful gaze, not seeing triumph but the look of someone who'd been wronged.