The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 114

Astrid was heading for the door.

“I’m home.” Hertha walked in with a plastic bag. When she bumped into Astrid, she chuckled awkwardly. “Thalassa has to work overtime today. She won’t be home. I took a spin at the supermarket and bought some ingredients for dinner.”

Thalassa had asked her to tell her mom and aunt she was working late. She didn’t want them to know she’d been hauled off by the police and worry them.

Hertha was terrible at lying and was still figuring out how to break the news.

On her way home, she’d made a detour to the supermarket and bought stuff for dinner. It would keep Astrid busy and away from asking too many questions.

“Thalassa’s working late? Is she not coming home for dinner?” Astrid took the bag from Hertha, glanced behind her, and then asked, “Where are the kids?”

Hertha had left with Atticus and Dorian.

How come she was the only one who came back?

“I ran into Evelyn at the park. They wanted to play with her.” Hertha replied.

have a guest. And he’s here specifically

She walked into the room and saw the awe-inspiring, powerful man sitting on the

She

It was Lysander!

and distinguished, dressed in a sleek black suit,

was a sight to behold. Everything else in the room paled in comparison. He stood out, prestigious and charismatic. Lysander turned his head and recognized Hertha as the mother

be ready soon.” Astrid walked in with the

his cuffs. In a deep voice, he said, “No need. I

that,

presence was too overpowering. The words got stuck in her throat, and she couldn’t.

still in a

What just happened?

had actually come to Thalassa’s

of the Sinclair Group, a

lowered himself to come to Thalassa’s