The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 1382

Isabella listened intently to Joshua’s words, and suddenly, everything clicked.

She had exhausted her contacts, seeking any scrap of information about Joshua without

success.

Then, out of the blue, a friend mentioned that Joshua was having coffee at a local café. She couldn’t get there fast enough.

She had thought her friend shared the tip because of their close bond, privileged to know Joshua’s whereabouts before anyone else.

But no, it was Joshua himself who had leaked his own location, intentionally letting her know he was at the café.

Isabella couldn’t fathom Joshua’s game plan. A sense of unease crept over her, but still, she asked with a puzzled tone, “Why?”

“You’re searching for me, not just to show me the jade pearl but to announce that you’re my daughter, aren’t you?” Joshua lifted his gaze, his eyes shifting from their earlier aristocratic cool to the shrewd depth of a business mogul.

Under the weight of his intense stare, Isabella felt her resolve wobble. She had steeled herself for three days for this moment.

look from Joshua, all her mental

interested in the jade pearl, not in finding some daughter. Since your mother betrayed your father, it’s probably best to keep this matter under

stood up to leave.

shock, her

yet what

threatened her with disownment and homelessness for her and her mother if she insisted on causing a

could this be happening?

was Joshua’s play so different from what she had

Joshua’s exit, her voice laced with desperation and indignation. “Why don’t you want to find your daughter?”

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Chapter 1382

He shot her a cold glance and sidestepped her to leave. He was done with the charade; his

mind go blank,

she was an impostor?

which was passed to her, was just a bait to lure her in and hand over the jade pearl personally?

dawned on her, anger contorted her face, and she