The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 514

The night was as dark as ink. Underneath the elevated highway, beside a pond, insects chirped, and frogs croaked. The scent of fresh grass lingered in the air, blending with the night’s mist, touching their skin with a cold chill.

That chill seemed to seep into their hearts, stirring up fear.

Thalassa, with her four children and Evelyn, hid in a ditch beneath the highway.

In front of them, the pond shimmered in the moonlight, and its depth was concealed by the darkness, a sight that brought fear to their hearts.

Yes, fear.

She had noticed a line of black limousines in the traffic behind them, and it had filled her with dread.

At that moment, she decided to get out of the taxi.

Thankfully, it was nighttime. She and Evelyn managed to slip unnoticed from the taxi to the one up front.

Once the taxi had driven through the traffic lights, she realized that the driver would surely inform Lysander they had boarded his taxi.

If Lysander caught up with them, there would have been no escape.

immediately told the driver to stop. They

had initially refused. But Thalassa handed him a hundred dollars and

got out of the taxi, a bus pulled

cover. She led

places were often the safest.

after leaving the taxi, they had not fled but had stayed right where they

the pond, beneath the grass, mosquitoes

their higher body heat and tender skin,

constantly scratching. Her soft voice carried a whimper as she spoke, “Mommy, it’s so itchy. I

I’m itchy too. I’ve got big bumps all over,” Sophia pouted, clearly

were also stomping their little feet to shoo the mosquitoes away.

their exposed skin to keep the mosquitoes away and to soothe their itchiness. She was both

children to be bitten by mosquitoes, and she didn’t want to be on the

was terrified of being found

in secret. If he caught them, not only

the pain Lysander had inflicted on her that morning was

Lysander caught them, she didn’t dare