The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

"What's on your mind?" A deep, magnetic voice suddenly broke the silence beside her.

Thalassa snapped back to reality, meeting Lysander's gaze. Quickly pushing aside her swirling thoughts, she managed a smile and said, "Nothing much."

"Were you thinking about Leopold?" Lysander asked out of the blue.

Thalassa was taken aback, hurriedly replying, "No, not at all..."

Lysander's expression darkened, and Thalassa, worried he might misunderstand, quickly added, "I was just wondering why Alaric's mother ended up in the orphanage."

She wasn't lying; that was exactly what she had been thinking about.

She couldn't fathom why Lysander would bring up Leopold out of nowhere.

His name hadn't come up between them in ages.

Especially today, when nothing they did had anything to do with Leopold.

"Really? I thought that scene earlier might have reminded you of him," Lysander remarked.

That scene?

sitting by the window, holding her child, it did stir painful

is something she doubted she'd ever

towards Leopold had long since evolved from love to something

Yet, you took all the blame upon yourself to protect his reputation. You've kept silent all these years. Does it not weigh on you?" Thalassa found herself

this matter since the

or cleared up any misunderstandings face-to-face, and Lysander had never mentioned anything about it

he might never have addressed

gaze was steady on her, not surprised by her words, but the frost in his eyes seemed to

don't feel wronged," he

Leopold's death, Thalassa

with him for a

for

had their share

did she learn the

told you?" Lysander

"No one told me,

I

"Which day?" Lysander insisted.

hesitated before replying, "The day you were