Chapter 954

Thalassa couldn’t believe her ears. Was that even words coming out of Bruce’s mouth?

Seeing the horror etched across her face, Bruce couldn’t help but smirk with the satisfaction of the upper hand. He reached out toward Thalassa, who recoiled in terror, her body trapped against the back of a chair, wrists bound behind her.

No matter how she strained, she couldn’t move an inch, her body contorted uncomfortably like a cooked shrimp.

Bruce’s outstretched hand paused momentarily as he noticed her reaction. Then, with a deliberate slowness, his hand descended, not toward her, but to the rope tied around her ankles, and he began to untie the knots.

“What’s got you so scared, huh? Did I say something wrong?” Bruce mumbled, keeping his gaze on the stubborn knots as he worked to free her feet.

His proximity, his touch on the ropes that bound her-it all made her skin crawl with revulsion, and she

can say whatever you want. Can I really stop you?” Thalassa spat out the words with a venomous tone, struggling to contain the storm of anger and disgust

as a constant reminder, a tap on

what I meant by that?” Bruce untied the last knot, and as he looked up at Thalassa,

sent shivers down Thalassa’s spine,

not to look into his eyes. His gaze was unnerving, raising goosebumps all over, and she didn’t want to meet his eyes for even a second.

daughter, do you? I was at the mall a while back, trying to pawn off that necklace when someone tipped off Lysander. He found me, had me beaten to a pulp, and I ended up in the hospital again.

spoke, his breath

heart racing

knew she wasn’t his daughter? Was that what his cryptic words were about? Was

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