Chapter 1184

Lysander lifted his head, gazes like deep pools of midnight gazing into hers.

Thalassa couldn’t hold his stare. Her eyes darted away in a futile evasion.

He shifted closer, pulling her into an embrace that was both unexpected and inescapable. Thalassa squirmed briefly.

Lysander’s arms were unyielding, his voice a low command, “Time for bed.”

At his words, Thalassa realized he had no ulterior motives and ceased her struggles, allowing him to hold her.

Her ear pressed against his chest, the steady thrum of his heartbeat echoed, causing her own to quicken with a mixture of alarm and something else at the memory of his earlier

question.

“Being pregnant on your own must’ve been tough,” Lysander’s voice was a husky whisper in the darkness.

Thalassa floundered, caught off guard by his sudden reference to her past pregnancy.

through the experience once

brought it up because she’d mentioned children taking four to five months before they start to stir in the womb. He must have realized she knew the

shelter, and a hospital ready to welcome me when it was time. There were people to take care

been overseen by her

would have been a

mother’s help, it wasn’t all that bad. And afterward, having her adorable children for company made life seem

years, aside from the fatigue of earning a living and the sting of gossip for being an unwed mother, she had her children’s company, and that healed

unsaid, but Lysander could sense the bittersweet struggle of a

body closer, resting his chin atop her head as he held

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Chapter 1184

Four days later.

lacing her words over the phone.

day off and be with me. I can’t handle this

the panic?” Thalassa asked with concern.

the whole extended family to set me up on a blind date with this guy. He’s a hotshot with a Ph.D., makes a cool half a mil

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