Chapter 778

Thalassa returned to her secretary’s office, searching through drawers, desks, and every nook and cranny, but she couldn’t find the necklace anywhere.

Betty, her co-worker, had already clocked out half an hour ago.

Thalassa was left alone in the office, her eyebrows furrowed.

Suddenly, her phone buzzed in her pocket. She pulled it out and saw Lysander’s name flashing on the screen.

She felt a sudden heat rush through her fingers and nearly dropped the phone before she managed to steady her grip. Staring at Lysander’s name on the screen with the options to answer or hang up blinking below, Thalassa’s heart pounded in rhythm with the ringing.

With trembling fingers, she swiped to answer.

“Hello?” She tried to keep her voice steady, hiding the panic that was threatening to spill over.

“Come down.” Lysander’s voice, low and demanding, left no room for discussion.

breath hitched. “You’re downstairs at my office?”

do you think?” Lysander’s rhetorical question was oppressive and the tension was palpable even through

She stepped out of the building and immediately

Thalassa approached, the window of the backseat rolled

his expression stoic

into his oceanic eyes; her heart, which had been pounding so

arrived at the car and bowed her head slightly, not daring

I need to invite you in?” Lysander asked.

quickly opened the car door and climbed in. She wouldn’t

suicidal, wouldn’t it?

took a seat in the back with Lysander. His presence was overpowering. He could keep

straight ahead, trying to ignore Lysander’s presence. But his aura was

her face towards him, his deep, oceanic eyes searching

about?” Lysander asked, his voice deep and

his eyes, stammered, “I…I’m not nervous…”

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