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.

heart was like

Lysander felt a tug

looked after their intimate encounters-always with that same aggrieved

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

Lysander departed, the wintry chill in the

no longer be contained; her tears flowed unrestrained, her sobs breaking the

crying, his spine stiffening, his fists

were hard to close. Thalassa cried until her feelings of

then did she gradually

up from the couch, her legs wobbly, her

pain, she picked up her clothes

buttons were gone; it was impossible

Lysander’s office and used it to fasten

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

Sinclair Group, she saw a

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

of the car, and