The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 972

Lysander’s gaze was too penetrating, too intense. Thalassa couldn’t help but feel a twinge of guilt under his scrutiny.

Unable to hold his gaze any longer, she lowered her head, her eyes skirting away as she stammered, “It’s… it’s the guy you had escorted out just now.”

Lysander’s eyes, profound pools of intrigue, deepened further as he observed her in silence.

As the silence thickened, Thalassa felt an unbearable weight pressing down on her.

His piercing stare seemed almost tangible, as if it could bore a hole right through her.

Feeling increasingly panicked, Thalassa struggled to withstand the pressure.

Lysander finally spoke, “Is that so? So, the case is closed then?”

Callum added, “When I burst into the room, all I saw was that scumbag.”

cast a glance at Callum, quickly averting her eyes back to

immediate, a physical

realized her reaction might have been too telling and lowered her gaze, Lysander had already caught the fleeting change

Even without making eye contact, she could feel

yet he went along with her lie, choosing not exposing

motive for doing

She had been surprised by his willingness to back up her lie, prompting her to involuntarily glance at

Thalassa. Lysander was already irked by their interaction; if Callum looked her way now, wouldn’t that just infuriate

the bar, Callum had deliberately mentioned pursuing Thalassa just to gauge

because of his possessiveness or fear of

time, Lysander had reacted strongly, kissing Thalassa forcefully in front of him and whisking her away.

Lysander’s control over Thalassa went beyond mere

already on edge, provoking

time Callum refrained from showing

waist, pulling her close, and said in a frosty tone, “It seems you have quite a fondness