The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 1410

When Hertha dropped that bombshell, Thalassa’s grip on the steering wheel tightened so sharply it might have squeaked.

She spared a quick glance at Hertha, who was lounging in the passenger seat, and a wry smile played at the corners of her mouth. “What’s wrong with me? My kids have a dad now. Honestly, that’s not so bad.”

Hertha and Thalassa were the best of friends, who had weathered storms together. There were hardly any secrets between them.

Which is why they spoke so freely, without holding back.

And that’s why Hertha didn’t hesitate to sprinkle a little salt on Thalassa’s wounds.

“Yeah, your kids have a dad, but are you any happier now than when you were flying solo? Let’s not even start on whether the kids are happier. What about you? Are you happy?”

Hertha’s big, round eyes fixed on Thalassa with concern.

on sticks. But in that bustling household, laughter was the soundtrack to their lives, with the kids‘ antics as the

of her children, Thalassa’s days had become a tightrope of tension and fear. She had tried to keep the kids under wraps, always dreading the day Lysander would discover

Lysander had found out and, just as she had dreaded, claimed the children.

in love

was like losing the whole world.

empathize with

threw a sidelong glance at Hertha, who was clearly waiting for a response. She knew what Hertha was

indeed felt

had shifted. She felt that her kids being with their dad, and her keeping Lysander in her life, was a kindness that fate had granted her–the greatest blessing she could ask

her

love is something that can take a lifetime to heal.

up fatherless, she had longed for that relationship

once you get through them, lead to