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.

was like a draught of

Lysander felt a tug at his heart,

how she looked after their intimate

handsome face taut with muscles and eyes deepened, he breathed heavily, staring at Thalassa for a few seconds before turning on

the wintry chill in the

be contained; her tears flowed unrestrained, her sobs breaking the silence.

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

were hard to close. Thalassa cried until her feelings of oppression

did she

the couch,

up her clothes from the

were gone; it was impossible to fasten.

office and used it to fasten

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

she saw a black Rolls-Royce

shimmered with a mysterious, opulent allure under

a beat at the sight of the car, and she instinctively stopped