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.

were out in the wilderness with wild monkeys and thunderstorms, so her

from his large hand

could spark a warmth on her chilled back even through the fabric. That warmed her body

onto Lysander’s shirt as if it was a lifeline. She couldn’t calm down that quickly so she rested in his arms and cried like a child.

the past five years, she had been out there, fighting on her own, earning for her family, and being the

or in pain, she would hide away and lick her wounds

and Evelyn, so if she showed signs of weakness, it would only put Evelyn and the

a cheerful and optimistic front when she was with her family no matter

bitterness and

could lean on, a place where she

fear, but also the grievances and exhaustion deep in her heart. These all came out

safe.” Lysander’s low, magnetic

around her softened even further.

as the two were nestled together, the lagging bodyguards and David arrived.

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