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.

like a draught of wormwood, choking

Lysander felt a tug at his heart,

after their intimate

Lysander’s handsome face taut with muscles and eyes deepened, he breathed heavily, staring at Thalassa for

Lysander departed, the wintry chill in the office slowly faded.

sense of injustice could no longer be contained; her tears flowed unrestrained, her

his fists clenching. He

were opened, they were hard to close. Thalassa

then did she

from the couch, her legs wobbly, her back aching.

up her clothes from the floor and put them

it was impossible to fasten.

a stapler in Lysander’s office and used it to fasten her clothes.

she could, she leaned on the desk and chairs, making

the entrance of Sinclair Group, she saw a black Rolls-Royce parked outside.

a mysterious, opulent allure under the neon lights of the city night.

the sight of the car, and she instinctively stopped in