"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.

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

to help Joshua find the child, to place her trust in him once

her gaze, her eyelashes concealing the emotions swirling

gaze remained deep and patient, waiting

torn, wrestling with her thoughts, and he

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

them some time to sort this out themselves," she suggested, her voice

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

the arrest, they

gaze, unsurprised, almost as if he had anticipated her choice. He uttered a low,

a smile tugged at Thalassa's lips.

nudged Lysander towards the

between Susan and Joshua, Thalassa had felt conflicted and frustrated, wondering why she always seemed to be the

her and Rosalind, Joshua's choice was understandable-after all, Rosalind was his cherished youngest daughter, the apple of his eye who

was just an unexpected result of a fleeting encounter, someone who had never really shared a bond with him, let

decision to side with Rosalind

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