Chapter 522

The man stood before the hearth in the living room. His gaze was fixed on the landscape painting hanging above it.

In rural America, it was customary for each household to hang a painting like that, a symbol of bellef, used in celebrations and festivities.

Typically, by 11 or 12 at night, most people in the village would have retired to bed, leaving only the sounds of chirping crickets and hooting owls.

Unexpectedly, Thalassa found her living room fully lit at that late hour.

The man standing in the center of the room had chestnut hair and donned a black and white tracksuit.

His attire was casual and youthful, but the figure he cut, staring at the painting, was desolate and melancholy.

The man was tall and slender, radiating an aura of cultured warmth.

It was Leopold!

Upon seeing him, Thalassa’s breath hitched.

that Leopold was missing, had used all her connections to search for him but to no avail.

he was in her house.

swirled, and there

eyes landed on a woman entering with two children. His gaze

melancholy

talk when his eyes

short, chubby, and utterly

froze as he asked, “Thalassa, these

before Thalassa could respond.

him, followed by a wave of pain, like a heavyweight

it confirmed had knocked the wind out of him. His mind buzzed and went

hand, glared at Leopold, “What are you doing here

with hostility

had first mentioned having a boyfriend, she had told Evelyn it was serious. She

then Leopold slept with Isabella Everhart!

was why Thalassa had broken

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