"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.

disregarding the child's safety

to place her trust in him once more,

Thalassa lowered her gaze, her eyelashes concealing

gaze remained deep and patient, waiting

with her thoughts, and he didn't rush her, giving her time to

pondered for a moment before

time to sort this out themselves," she suggested, her voice carrying a hint of

all, the decision not to arrest Susan right away wasn't hers to

the arrest, they would have to follow

earnest gaze, unsurprised, almost as if he had anticipated her choice. He

tugged at Thalassa's lips.

nudged Lysander towards

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 without a second thought, disregarding Thalassa's feelings in the

cherished youngest daughter, the

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

to side

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