The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet novel Chapter 584

"You damn jerk!" Evelyn cried, playfully swatting Bruce's arm.

"Ouch..." Bruce winced, feeling a sharp sting from her hit.

"What's wrong with you? Don't you dare die on me. Especially not in front of me," Evelyn said. She tried to sound harsh, but her eyes were filled with worry.

"Call 911. I need to get to the hospital, or it's curtains for me," Bruce managed to gasp out, fighting through the pain.

"Okay, okay. I'm calling right now..." Evelyn's fingers trembled as she dialed the emergency number on her phone.

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Thalassa was tormented until the early hours of the morning, eventually succumbing to exhaustion and falling into a fitful sleep.

Lysander finally stopped. His eyes glowed in the darkness like a predatory animal, staring at Thalassa's pale and weak face. He clenched his teeth, his jaw tight with suppressed anger.

He lit a cigarette, and the ember flickered in the dim room, reflecting the smoldering rage in Lysander's heart.

Several cigarettes later, he still couldn't quell the restlessness brewing within him.

As dawn approached, he left, leaving Thalassa alone.

When she woke up, it was past ten in the morning. She tried to get up, but the pain was as if she had been run over by a freight train. She stayed in bed, her tears soaking the pillow, wondering what she had done to deserve such torment.

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