The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 685

Thalassa’s fear instantly dissipated upon seeing him. Her tears fell uncontrollably.

Lysander turned around and turned his deep-set gaze toward her tear-streaked face; he reached out his arms to wrap around her waist, pulling her into his embrace. His low, magnetic voice resonated under the cold, dark sky, offering a comforting warmth, “You’re safe now.”

Thalassa rested her forehead on his chest; her hands clung onto his shirt, and her body was shivering uncontrollably, wetting his shirt with her tears.

The ordeal she had just undergone was terrifying. There was a thunderstorm and also a wild monkey attack. She thought her life was going to end there.

But then, Lysander came.

Lysander’s arm around her waist tightened as he sensed her shaky body; while his other hand gently stroked her back to give her comfort.

He remembered her fear of thunderstorms.

When she worked as a cleaner at the Sinclair Group, even the thunder reverberating through the rooms would scare her enough to jump into his arms.

wild monkeys and thunderstorms,

as she was, felt the warmth from his large hand gently stroking

callouses, could spark a warmth on her chilled back even through the fabric.

if it was a lifeline. She couldn’t calm down that

on her own, earning for her family, and being the strong pillar for her kids. Regardless of the difficulties and obstacles, she bore them

she was tired or in pain, she would hide away and lick her wounds alone.

of weakness, it would only put Evelyn and the kids

a cheerful and optimistic front when she was

bitterness

a shoulder she could lean on, a place where she could

in her heart. These all came out in the form of

safe.” Lysander’s

arms around her softened

together, the lagging bodyguards and

fast. We couldn’t keep up,” David managed between gasps of breath. He only saw Lysander’s silhouette, not noticing Thalassa