The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet novel Chapter 144

"So why didn't you just tell me straight up instead of having Greta pretend to find it and give it to me?" Thalassa's pretty eyes studied Isabella carefully.

Isabella was always sneaky, full of bad intentions.

Thalassa wasn't about to trust her easily.

A flicker of confusion passed through Isabella's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure, painting on a smile and saying, "I thought you might be too stubborn to accept it, so I came up with this idea. Since you've paid Greta, the emerald pendant is yours now. Take it."

With that, she turned and climbed the stairs, not wanting to engage with Thalassa any further.

She feared that the more she talked, the more likely she'd slip up.

Lysander actually built a mansion for Thalassa that was more luxurious than her own house!

Isabella was green with envy.

Her house used to be the most luxurious and noticeable in the village.

Being the local rich gal, she always strutted around with her nose in the air, full of herself because she had the best house.

Then, Lysander built this gorgeous and lavish mansion for Thalassa, instantly stealing her limelight.

It was like going from heaven to hell in a snap. How could Isabella stand it?

She was determined to make Thalassa fall from grace in Lysander's eyes, to make her a liar. That way, Lysander would be furious and perhaps take back the mansion he gave to Thalassa, leaving her and her family homeless.

After much thought, she made a fake emerald pendant, had Greta pretend to find it and return it to Thalassa, so Thalassa could find Lysander through the pendant.

Once Lysander saw the pendant, he'd know right away it was a fake.

Also, Lysander firmly believed that the woman he slept with that night was Celia.

Thalassa was Celia's cousin. It wasn't unusual that she had seen Celia's emerald pendant. But she made a fake one to trick Lysander, pretending to be the woman from that night.

For a man like Lysander, people usually bent over backwards to show their loyalty.