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 draught

a tug at his heart, an aching wound.

how she looked after their intimate encounters-always with that

Lysander’s handsome face taut with muscles and eyes deepened, he breathed heavily, staring at Thalassa

departed, the wintry chill in

sense of injustice could no longer be contained; her

spine stiffening, his

were hard to close. Thalassa cried

then did she gradually

couch, her legs wobbly, her

picked up her clothes from the floor and put

buttons were gone; it was impossible to

a stapler in Lysander’s office and used it to fasten her

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

she saw a

with a mysterious, opulent allure under the neon lights of

sight of the car, and