The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

She was dying to see how her father would explain Thalassa's background!

Joshua glanced at the reporter who had asked the question, pondering without opening his mouth, his expression growing stern.

The atmosphere turned tense.

Thalassa understood the challenge Joshua faced; this was an attempt to expose the turmoil in Joshua's private life.

For someone like Joshua, a CEO of a major corporation, any scandal regarding his personal conduct could directly impact his company's stock prices, far beyond just the fame and profits of a jewelry competition.

Thalassa stepped forward and said, "Mr. Whitman has been nothing but kind and generous in taking me under his wing as his goddaughter. Is there a problem with that?"

As soon as she spoke, Lysander's deep eyes turned coldly towards her. Thalassa felt a chill directed at her, and as she followed that sensation, she met Lysander's icy gaze. His look was sharp as a sword, causing Thalassa's heart to skip a beat.

Did she say something wrong? Why was Lysander looking at her that way?

spoken, Joshua looked at her

pressed on: "Can you tell us when this father-daughter relationship started?

her blood running cold

was being

was typically spun in

had simply intended to

Joshua's reputation, to protect his company's stock prices, without considering the implication

Lysander had looked at her with such a sharp, cold gaze. Thalassa was momentarily

behind him and stood tall, responding seriously, "Her words were merely out of consideration for me, her father. She didn't want to tarnish my reputation. She's a good daughter, and I

father. Yes,

with a woman in a bar thirty years ago. I've been searching for her for many years and only

actually admitted to having

anxious anticipation turned to discomfort as Joshua

future of the company and the interests of the Whitman family, publicly acknowledged Thalassa as his daughter!