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.

bitterness in her heart was like a

and crying, Lysander felt a tug at

she looked after their intimate encounters-always

he breathed heavily, staring at Thalassa for a few seconds before turning on his

chill in the office

pain and sense of injustice could no longer be contained; her tears flowed unrestrained, her sobs breaking

at the sound of her crying, his spine stiffening, his fists clenching. He bit his lip and strode away with long, brisk steps.

close. Thalassa cried until

then did she gradually

up from the couch, her

up her clothes from the floor and put them on.

it was impossible to fasten.

office and used it to fasten

up as best as she could, she leaned on the desk and chairs, making her way out

she saw a black Rolls-Royce parked

opulent allure under the neon lights

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