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.

like a draught of wormwood, choking

a tug at his heart, an aching

their intimate encounters-always with that

he breathed heavily, staring at Thalassa for a few seconds

the wintry chill

be contained;

his fists clenching. He bit his

they were hard to close. Thalassa

did she gradually stop

the couch, her

pain, she picked up her clothes from the floor and put them on.

it was impossible

stapler in Lysander’s office and

as best as she could, she leaned on

the entrance of Sinclair Group, she saw a black Rolls-Royce parked outside.

allure under the neon

a beat at the sight of the car, and she instinctively stopped in her

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