"What do we do now?" Thalassa turned to Lysander, seeking his opinion.

Realizing that Joshua had been helping Susan because they shared a child together, and Susan was using the child to manipulate Joshua, everything started to make sense. Joshua was in the dark about the child's whereabouts, but they had stumbled upon that information.

Given Susan's long list of offenses, they could apprehend her now.

However, the complication was that she had the child with her.

Susan's frantic demeanor earlier suggested she wouldn't hesitate to use the child as leverage if backed into a corner.

The fate of that child was uncertain under those circumstances.

Lysander met Thalassa's gaze, his eyes drilling into hers as he spoke in a low, magnetic tone, "What do you think?"

"Me?" Thalassa was taken aback.

"What should we do now?" Lysander clarified.

Thalassa quickly caught on-Lysander was leaving the decision up to her, considering Joshua was her father and the little boy, her half-brother.

right, just as disregarding the child's safety was within

Joshua find the child, to place her trust in him once more, was also her

her eyelashes concealing the emotions swirling in

deep and patient,

knew she was torn, wrestling with her thoughts, and he didn't rush her, giving her time to

Thalassa pondered for a moment before looking up again, her eyes clear

out themselves," she suggested, her voice carrying

decision not to arrest Susan right away wasn't hers to make-Payne was the

the arrest, they would have to follow

he had anticipated her choice. He uttered a low, affirmative

smile tugged at Thalassa's lips. "Let's head

Lysander towards the

uncovering the child's existence between Susan and Joshua, Thalassa had felt conflicted and frustrated, wondering why she always seemed to be the one left behind. Joshua had chosen to

understandable-after all, Rosalind was his cherished youngest daughter, the apple of his eye who had

result of a fleeting encounter, someone who had never

side

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