The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Thalassa turned down Joshua's kindness, locking her heart away to keep from setting herself up for another letdown.

Once, she had thought Bruce was her dad. She had longed for a father's love even amid Bruce's true colors as a scoundrel. But Bruce was rotten to the core, wounding her over and over again, leaving scars that ran deep.

She had become utterly disenchanted with the idea of a father. She couldn't dare to let herself be vulnerable to that kind of disappointment again.

Joshua tried to lighten the mood, offering her a piece of fried chicken with a smile, "Here, have some of this, it's full of protein."

Thalassa was about to respond when Rosalind interjected with a forced smile, "Thalassa, look how much Daddy cares for you. You should eat what he's given you. Otherwise, he'll be so disappointed. At home it's always us serving him, and he's never once served us. You're getting the royal treatment."

As she spoke, Rosalind shot a look across the table at Joshua. Her eyes were heavy with unspoken grievances, but she masked them well.

didn't know about you before, and I missed out on your growing up. I owe

held her distance, her

constant vigilance made Joshua's

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his own, Joshua had tried to provide for her financially, but she

trying to give Thalassa money for years and had

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any more of this. Picking up her fork, she took a bite

to stop serving

been the Whitman family's darling girl, pampered by her brother and adored by her parents. The sudden appearance of Thalassa, a stranger laying claim to a share of

attention in front of Rosalind, it was

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