The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 422

Having finished, Thalassa began to rise, only to be abruptly stopped by Leopold, who grasped her hand fiercely.

His palm was slightly damp and feverishly warm.

Startled, Thalassa reflexively yanked her hand back, her voice a passionate outcry, “Leopold, I’ve made things clear. If you are under the impression that I saved you when I stopped the car that day, let me correct you now. It wasn’t about you. I did it because Isabella called for help. I would do the same for any stranger in danger, not just because it was you!”

Thalassa was desperate to make him understand. Her eyes, brimming with earnestness, bore into his.

She wanted him to let go.

Lysander had already made it clear.

Since that fateful night five years ago, things between them were no longer possible.

Leopold had been with Isabella, and she herself had lost her purity to Lysander.

destined to be

wished he could move

woman who would genuinely love him, marry the right woman, have children,

on their past,

resolute, filled with frustration and a hint of

was scared, scared that her past might show through,

Leopold felt a sharp pain in his heart.

that Thalassa risked her own life to stop his car because she

had feelings for him and loved him, he could overcome any obstacle, even if it meant

his worst fear was that Thalassa truly had no feelings left for him.

was his greatest torment.

any stranger, not just because it was him, was like a punch to his gut, draining

his hand on the table, his pain evident. Under the hotel’s

her necklace, the

brow furrowed, “Who gave

diamonds surrounding the