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

he was in her

swirled, and there was a cocktail of feelings.

a woman entering with

on his melancholy face as he said, “Thalassa…

when his eyes fell on the

were short, chubby,

as he asked, “Thalassa, these children are…”

quadruplets,” Evelyn interrupted before Thalassa could respond. Her voice was filled

that, Leopold was shocked, and disbelief washed over him, followed by a wave of pain, like

guessed the children’s identity, but hearing it confirmed had knocked the wind out of him. His mind buzzed and went

by the hand, glared at Leopold, “What are you doing here in the middle of the

with

had told Evelyn it

Leopold slept with Isabella Everhart!

had broken up

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