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 overst night''s debacle, where


    her seduction of Lysander had backfired,nding 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, red 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, reced 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 be too good for us? If Thssa


    hadn''t told me about you cozying up to Lysander, were you nning 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 nket from her face, her eyes welling up with anger and hurt as


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    she red 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 breathsing in gasps.


    Her parents were blind to the humiliation and distress she''d suffered, only fixated on herting


    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.


    It dawned on him that something unpleasant might have happened to Susan.


    His expression softened with concern, and he moved closer, "Did something happen? Tell me, and I''ll


    sort it out for you."


    Susan''s gaze flickered away, wiping the tears that had fallen, "It''s nothing... just feeling a bit sore about


    not being Lysander''s girl, that''s all."


    The foolishness of the previous night, not ending up with Lysander but losing her virginity instead, was


    a secret she couldn''t bear her parents to know. They would just add to the chorus calling her a fool.


    Susan swallowed her grievances.


    "Don''t worry about it. Every failure brings you closer to sess. There will be other chances. Don''t let it


    get you down," Bruce consoled her, then hesitated before adding gently, "There''s been a crisis at


    home. You weren''t here during the day, but your mother and I had a huge fight."


    "Don''t you two always?" Susan said, looking away.


    "This was different. Your mother yed the stock market and lost all our savings."


    "What?" Susan turned sharply, her eyes wide with shock, "You mean we''re broke? How am I supposed


    to rely on you to grease some palms to get me close to Lysander?"


    "Calm down, kiddo. Your mom’s a wizard with stocks- this market hup was just a fluke that hit us


    hard. Give her a bit of seed money, and she’ll turn it around in a heartbeat," Bruce said, his faith in


    Lucy''s stock-picking skills unshaken. Theirfortable lifestyle wasn''t just the result of his hustling;


    Lucy''s savvy investments yed a significant role.


    Otherwise, how could they, without a business or family fortune, live in luxury and in a mansion?


    He was convinced Lucy would earn the money back. The real headache now was finding the capital to


    start over.