The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 778

Thalassa returned to her secretary’s office, searching through drawers, desks, and every nook and cranny, but she couldn’t find the necklace anywhere.

Betty, her co-worker, had already clocked out half an hour ago.

Thalassa was left alone in the office, her eyebrows furrowed.

Suddenly, her phone buzzed in her pocket. She pulled it out and saw Lysander’s name flashing on the screen.

She felt a sudden heat rush through her fingers and nearly dropped the phone before she managed to steady her grip. Staring at Lysander’s name on the screen with the options to answer or hang up blinking below, Thalassa’s heart pounded in rhythm with the ringing.

With trembling fingers, she swiped to answer.

“Hello?” She tried to keep her voice steady, hiding the panic that was threatening to spill over.

“Come down.” Lysander’s voice, low and demanding, left no room for discussion.

breath hitched. “You’re downstairs at

you think?” Lysander’s rhetorical question was oppressive and the tension was palpable

and rushed to the elevator, pressing the button for the ground floor. She stepped out of the building and immediately spotted a sleek black Rolls-Royce parked

Thalassa approached, the window of the backseat rolled down to reveal Lysander’s

met hers, his expression stoic and

oceanic eyes; her heart, which had been pounding so hard, felt like it was slowing down.

arrived at the car and bowed her head slightly,

to invite

car door and climbed in. She wouldn’t dare to make Lysander invite

would be suicidal, wouldn’t it?

seat in the back with Lysander. His presence was overpowering. He

kept her gaze straight ahead, trying to ignore Lysander’s presence. But his aura was too intense, making

towards him, his deep, oceanic

are you so nervous about?” Lysander asked, his voice deep and demanding.

meet his eyes, stammered, “I…I’m