Chapter 656

Thalassa could tell that Lysander’s gaze held a depth that was familiar to her. It was a gaze that meant more than he was letting on.

She had merely bumped into him, so surely it wasn’t enough to evoke such a reaction.

She couldn’t take the risk, so she quickly stepped out of his arms and nervously darted her eyes away from his gaze.

“The kids are playing with bubbles. I should join them.” She said hastily before merging into the bubbling laughter of the children, purposely avoiding Lysander’s gaze.

For her, his mere presence in this space was a hazard.

Lysander didn’t speak; instead, he watched the ‘five’ children playing inside the house with an inscrutable gaze.

At dinner, Thalassa and Lysander sat on one end of the table, with the four little ones on the other side.

Elowen was the most enthusiastic eater, clumsily holding her spoon and shoveling food into her mouth.

Sophia, who was usually a picky eater, seemed

had nearly finished their meals, Fitch refilled their plates as he sighed. “The kids haven’t been eating much these past few days. It’s only after Ms. Everhart arrived that they seemed to be enjoying their food. You

hesitated and glanced at Lysander instinctively.

absence caused a sharp pain to tug at

remembered the day she had to leave them at the Sinclair’s house. Sophia was in tears, and the little ones were reluctant to see her go.

before she could even say a proper goodbye to the children, assuring them that

the children, making them fear that they would never

thought brought a fresh wave of pain to

on, she decided that she would never leave her children like that again. If she had to leave,

ease.

was eating his steak with graceful and refined movements. He didn’t look up at Thalassa, but he could feel her gaze on him.

“You can come anytime.”

a surge

dad’s place. Don’t skip your meals; it will upset me. I’m working now, but I’ll visit you from

their mother was due to a lack of security. Thalassa’s words

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