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.

at my office?”

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

stepped out of the building and immediately spotted a sleek black Rolls-Royce parked in front of the entrance; its polished surface was

window of the backseat rolled down

hers, his expression stoic and imposing.

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

her

invite you in?” Lysander asked.

in. She wouldn’t dare to

would be suicidal, wouldn’t it?

with Lysander. His presence was overpowering. He could keep her on

his aura was too intense,

he turned her face towards him, his deep, oceanic

nervous about?” Lysander asked, his voice deep and demanding.

forced to meet his eyes, stammered, “I…I’m

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