The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 977

How many lies had she spun in his presence?

She could have laid out the whole story of her kidnapping today, detail by detail, but instead, she dodged and weaved, piling lie upon lie. Such careful deceit-who was she shielding?

Besides Callum, who else mattered so much to her that she would weave such webs of lies to protect them?

Lysander’s icy, haughty words struck her like a curse, hammering against Thalassa’s eardrums, buzzing in her head, her heart skipping a

beat.

Tears suddenly welled up, silently spilling from the corners of her eyes.

She clenched her teeth tightly, stubbornly refusing to let out even a whimper.

All she wanted was to protect her mother. Fear of losing her mom meant she couldn’t risk even the slightest gamble.

And yet, Lysander subjected her to such suspicion, such punishment.

in her heart was like a draught of wormwood, choking her.

felt a tug at his heart, an

she looked after their intimate encounters-always with that

breathed heavily, staring at Thalassa for a few seconds before turning on his heel and leaving the

wintry chill in the office slowly

longer be contained;

office, Lysander paused at the sound of her crying, his spine stiffening, his fists clenching. He bit his lip and strode away with long,

hard to close. Thalassa cried

then did she gradually stop

from the couch,

up her clothes

it was impossible to fasten.

and used it to

she could, she leaned on the desk and chairs, making her way out of

Group, she saw a black Rolls-Royce parked

black car shimmered with a mysterious, opulent allure under the

sight of the car, and she instinctively stopped in