The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 1257

Thalassa crept into the kitchen and whipped up a quick dinner. After making sure her

mother was fed and comfortably tucked into bed for the night, she retreated to her room and dialed Ethan’s number.

“Mr. Ethan, I need to ask for an extended leave of absence,” she said when the call connected.

“A long leave? Why? Is it because of what happened today at the client’s office? Are you scared? It’s all good now; we’ve dealt with it,” Ethan reassured her. He had heard about the incident at the photo shoot.

Susan had been injured and hospitalized, which meant the ad campaign they were working on had to be postponed.

Since Lysander had escorted Thalassa away from the scene, it was clear to Ethan that Lysander didn’t blame her for the mishap.

“It’s not that. I just need to rest for a bit and clear my mind. Please, Mr. Ethan, just say yes,” Thalassa pleaded earnestly.

or distress from the day’s events, Ethan’s tone softened. “Alright, if it’s for a bit of fun, I’ll grant you the leave. If you’re worried about the incident, though, there’s no need to back down or fear any repercussions from the company. The doors of

with

implicitly. But Lysander, the man who shared her bed every day, doubted her. The bitterness and hurt she felt were likely due to

to sleep but then thought it necessary to tell Lysander about

of trust was his issue, but whether to tell

Starhaven without a word, he would

her phone, found Lysander’s name. As she was about to dial, the sting of his words in the car earlier pricked

didn’t want to call him

prevailed over impulse, and she pressed his name, dialing his number.

voice came from the other end, “Sorry, the number you have dialed is switched off.”

Switched off?

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