Chapter 978

“Go to Royal Estates, we’ll be there shortly,” Lysander replied to Dr. Everest before ending the call.

Royal Estates? Did that mean she still needed to be examined?

Thalassa’s heart began to race with anxiety.

She had complained to Lysander about a stomachache, asking him to take her to the hospital as a diversion, hoping to prevent him from checking the security cameras.

The truth was her stomach didn’t hurt at all. If Dr. Everest came and found nothing wrong after an examination, Lysander would realize she had lied.

His anger earlier was palpable, and if he discovered her deceit, he would certainly connect the dots to her wanting to avoid the surveillance review.

And then, he would see through her guilt and secrecy.

The mere thought left Thalassa feeling like she was walking on thin ice. Clutching her hands tightly, she lowered her head only to feel the piercing gaze of Lysander, sending shivers down her spine..

Lysander’s deep voice resonated above her.

piercing eyes. Her heart skipped a beat, and she

nervous…”

much trouble are you hiding that you cringe at the sight of me?” Lysander

eyes widening

a vortex threatening to swallow her

was dangling by a slender thread over a cliff, and at any moment, it could snap, plunging her

he still called Dr. Everest. Was it to expose her falsehood, to embarrass her?

“It doesn’t hurt anymore. We don’t need Dr. Everest to come.”

threw caution to the wind and asserted, “No, it doesn’t! And you’re right. I made up an excuse to stop you from checking the footage, to avoid you seeing

presence as frosty as an icy wind. He grasped the back of her head,

seen of you? Why

pricked with pain.

what hadn’t Lysander seen of her?

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