The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet novel Chapter 904

Gasping for breath, Thalassa set down the dining chair, pacing like an ant on a hot pan, anxiety written all over her face.

A sudden thought flashed through her mind—there was a spare key to the room in the drawer at the entrance hall.

Rushing to the drawer, she rummaged through its contents and, thankfully, her fingers closed around the cool metal of the key.

With the urgency of a wildfire, she hurried back to the room and swiftly unlocked the door.

The door swung open to a scene that sent shivers crawling up Thalassa's scalp; her mind went blank, and fear exploded like thunder in her ears.

Dangling from the ceiling light was a long piece of fabric, and hanging from it was a body—Evelyn!

Her limbs were still, her entire being suspended in silence.

"Mom!" Thalassa's heart-wrenching scream filled the room as she rushed forward, climbing onto the bed to relieve the pressure of the fabric from Evelyn's neck.

In her overwhelming panic, she struggled to untangle Evelyn from the makeshift noose.

Her body weakened by fear, and she mustered every ounce of strength she had to lift Evelyn down from the dreadful suspension.

Evelyn was unconscious, her body limp and collapsing.

Thalassa, drained of energy, laid her gently on the bed, slapping her cheeks and crying out in trembling sobs, "Mom, wake up, please, Mom!"

She had watched Leopold die before her eyes; the memory of that despair and heart-wrenching pain was unforgettable. The fear that Evelyn might also slip away in front of her was unbearable.

Trembling, crying out in despair, tears streaming down her face, Thalassa pleaded, "Mom, don't leave me, please don't leave me." She sat up straight, pressing on Evelyn's chest, desperately performing CPR.

Her body felt numb, devoid of strength, but she persisted, pouring all her remaining energy into reviving Evelyn.

Minutes passed with no response, and Thalassa's tears broke free as she pinched Evelyn's philtrum—a last attempt to stimulate her—and continued with the CPR.

Evelyn remained unresponsive, intensifying the fear and agony in Thalassa's heart.