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.

her heart was like a draught of wormwood,

a

after their intimate encounters-always with that

taut with muscles and eyes deepened, he breathed heavily, staring at Thalassa for a few seconds before turning on his heel and leaving the

wintry chill

could no longer be contained; her tears flowed

his fists clenching. He bit his lip and strode away with

to close. Thalassa cried until her feelings of oppression and pain had

did she gradually stop sobbing.

got up from the couch, her legs

the pain, she picked up her clothes from the floor and

it was impossible

Lysander’s office and used it to fasten her

herself up as best as she could, she leaned on the desk and

of Sinclair Group, she saw a

with a mysterious, opulent allure under the neon lights

the car, and