"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.

as disregarding the child's

find the child, to place her

lowered her gaze, her eyelashes concealing the emotions swirling in

remained deep and

wrestling with her thoughts, and

down at her feet, Thalassa pondered for a moment before

sort this out themselves," she suggested, her voice

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

decided to proceed with the

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

acknowledgment, a smile tugged at Thalassa's lips. "Let's head

Lysander towards the

Susan and Joshua, Thalassa had felt conflicted and frustrated, wondering why she always seemed to be the one left behind. Joshua had chosen to support Rosalind over her

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

on the other hand, was just an unexpected result of a fleeting encounter, someone who had never really shared a bond with him, let alone any father-daughter

to side with Rosalind was

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