Chapter 1380

Thalassa’s face froze for a second, her breath catching slightly. She knew what Richard was asking.

He wanted to know if she was willing to go through with a paternity test with Joshua to acknowledge him as her father.

The word ‘father’ was something she had once yearned for, something she had desperately wanted.

As a child, she would see other kids being cherished by their dads, showered with affection, and she, too, had longed for that – for her own father to appear.

She had wanted to feel that paternal love, to have someone looking out for her mom as well.

But as she grew up, the arrival of Bruce shattered all her beautiful illusions about fatherhood.

To her, the term ‘father’ became synonymous with a nightmare.

Though it was a mistake – Bruce was not her father – it was this mistaken bond of blood that caused Lysander to despise her to his core, finding ways to torment her relentlessly.

that her relationship with Lysander had plummeted to rock bottom, beyond any chance of

that her mother suffered endlessly, enduring humiliation, ultimately

was truly terrified of the word ‘father afraid of any stranger who might

turned her face away, not answering

a gentle out. “I respect your decision. You’re not well

Three days later.

had inquired her way to a high-end, leisurely coffee shop

shop was serene. Joshua sat at a table with a coffee cup in hand, savoring his drink, while opposite

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simple, slate-gray t-shirt, which gave him an air of distinction. Despite his age, his demeanor was

an aura of

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