The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

The Whitman family's mansion was ablaze with lights. Rosalind sat on the couch, sulking. Her father had promised to sort things out for her, but days had passed without a concrete plan. Her patience was wearing thin. She had been looking forward to her life with Lysander after their wedding, but then Thalassa made a dramatic entrance on the big day itself, stealing her groom right from under her nose. All her beautiful dreams were strangled in their cradle! If she had never hoped, she wouldn't feel so heartbroken now. It was the shattering of those hopes that made everything so unbearable.

"Joshua, would you please say something? You went to see Zephyr today, what happened? Is he not going to stand up for your daughter?" Matilda had been asking Joshua for a while, trying to keep her annoyance in check at first, speaking softly. But Joshua just hung his head in silence, pushing Matilda to her breaking point. She exploded, raising her voice and angrily pounding on Joshua's shoulder. Rosalind, with tears blurring her vision, looked up at Joshua, waiting for his response. Joshua's body shook slightly from the impact, then he sat up straight, knowing he couldn't keep silent any longer. Matilda and Rosalind were on the verge of breaking down. With a pained expression, he glanced at Rosalind and then at Matilda beside him, and reluctantly shared the sad news: "Zephyr can't make a decision this time either..."

"What?" Matilda gasped.

Rosalind's tears burst forth.

Seeing the shock and distress on both Matilda and Rosalind's faces, Joshua quickly added, "Zephyr did share some news, Rosalind. After hearing it, you can decide if you still want to marry Lysander."

the Sinclair family to make Rosalind back out?" Matilda glared

regret and helplessness, revealed, "Lysander will never

Matilda was

tears still clinging to her lashes, too shocked to fall, staring at Joshua in disbelief. She couldn't believe this was true. After a few seconds, Matilda was the first to recover her words slightly stuttering, "Is, is there some mistake? Didn't they hire a renowned traditional healer? Weren't they saying his legs would soon

Joshua, though Zephyr had asked him to keep it a secret, felt compelled to reveal this to Rosalind and Matilda now. "At first, the healer thought it could be cured, but after a period of treatment, it became clear it was hopeless." Joshua continued, "Lysander knows about this. He

a burden on Thalassa?" Rosalind, eyes wide in shock and disbelief, voiced

Joshua sighed deeply, not