The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 977

How many lies had she spun in his presence?

She could have laid out the whole story of her kidnapping today, detail by detail, but instead, she dodged and weaved, piling lie upon lie. Such careful deceit-who was she shielding?

Besides Callum, who else mattered so much to her that she would weave such webs of lies to protect them?

Lysander’s icy, haughty words struck her like a curse, hammering against Thalassa’s eardrums, buzzing in her head, her heart skipping a

beat.

Tears suddenly welled up, silently spilling from the corners of her eyes.

She clenched her teeth tightly, stubbornly refusing to let out even a whimper.

All she wanted was to protect her mother. Fear of losing her mom meant she couldn’t risk even the slightest gamble.

And yet, Lysander subjected her to such suspicion, such punishment.

was like a draught

silent and crying, Lysander felt a tug at his heart, an

their intimate encounters-always

with muscles and eyes deepened, he breathed heavily, staring at Thalassa for a

the wintry chill in the

be contained; her tears

spine stiffening, his fists clenching. He bit his lip and strode away

were hard to close. Thalassa cried until

she gradually stop sobbing.

got up from the couch, her legs

the pain, she picked up her clothes

it was

Lysander’s office and used it to fasten her clothes.

leaned on the desk and

the entrance of Sinclair Group, she saw a black

car shimmered with a mysterious, opulent allure under the neon lights of

skipped a beat at the sight of the car, and she instinctively