The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 1010

Thalassa hesitated for a moment. She gazed instinctively at Lysander, whose handsome face was as stoically cool as ever. He took the wine glass from her hand and looked intently across the table at Joshua.

“She’s got work later. I’ll drink this one.” Lysander declared, emptying the glass in one smooth motion.

Thalassa was astonished, not expecting Lysander to intercept the drink meant for her.

His reason was because she had work later, and he was concerned that drinking might impair her performance.

Was it because Atticus had mentioned earlier that he would be waiting at home for her, ready to tutor her on the new software and help with her workload?

Thalassa couldn’t tell if Lysander was stepping in to prevent disappointment for Atticus, who might be left waiting in vain if she returned home drunk and unable to focus, or if he was simply worried about her getting intoxicated.

In that moment, was it Atticus, his son, whom Lysander truly cared about, or was it Thalassa herself?

After a second of astonishment, Thalassa’s rationality returned. Of course, he cared about his son. How could he possibly care about her?

put her through hell time and again, especially at her most vulnerable moments, without

Joshua said with a smile that was loaded with meaning as he glanced between Thalassa and

in time to catch Joshua’s knowing smirk, full of implication and a hint of mischief.

obvious he was relishing the drama

widened for a moment, feeling uncomfortably exposed by the blatant and yet subtle gossip about

for words, she wanted to clarify that there was nothing between

Now, the rumor is proven wrong.” Richard chimed in from across the table, his voice laced with mirth as he glanced at Joshua and then looked at Lysander and Thalassa with warm, congratulatory eyes, as

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Thalassa’s discomfort, turning it into unease

side from the start without any official status. He had never acknowledged her publicly as his

hidden from the light of day, yet

trampled underfoot, carelessly stepped on by others, leaving her scalp tingling

been interested in women. There was his ex-fiancée Charlotte Ravensong, and then his faithful secretary Faye Brennan who loyally stood by his side for ten years. Both left the scene eventually, probably when the novelty wore off.” Thalassa replied calmly to

a glass of juice and took a sip, trying to cover her panic

It suggested that Lysander wasn’t indifferent to women; he just preferred to keep his affairs private. Once the novelty faded, everyone had their exit, including Thalassa