Chapter 990

Thalassa’s gaze flitted nervously across the living room where, to her dismay, she noticed the slipcovers on the sofa had been changed. Just last night, the couch was adorned with a deep gray velvet cover, and today, it was clad in dark gray leather.

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The new cover was undoubtedly due to the marks they had left behind on the couch the previous night.

As this thought dawned on her, Thalassa’s eyes shot up, meeting Lysander’s gaze, which was as deep and mysterious as a star-filled night sky.

Her already tense heart skipped a beat. She couldn’t decipher Lysander’s intentions, and the aura of danger he exuded was intimidating. Feeling a chill run down her spine, she instinctively shrank back into the chair..

“I was here for work.” she added quickly.

Lysander’s penetrating stare never wavered, as if he was trying to see right through her.

His presence was overwhelming, like an icy dagger pressing against her skin, sharp enough to draw blood.

pain as she withstood the immense pressure.

to break, Lysander spoke up in

sought him out just for the sake of seeing him. Her playful behavior and the kisses she had initiated in

had once been foolishly content with her coquettish acts,

times, Lysander had learned to remain

picked up the mug in front of him, took a sip of his coffee, and stated, “Tell the Crawley Group

so seriously, and he had cut straight to the chase with

breach as stipulated. No

replied, “Alright, I’ll inform Mr. Ethan as soon as

as she was about to stand and leave, she remembered that her phone

her lip before mustering the courage to sit back down- overcoming not only her fear of the office but also her apprehension about facing Lysander.

effortful smile, she said to Lysander, “Actually, there’s a personal matter I wanted to ask you about.”

then placed it on the coffee table and looked

asked directly. There was no point in beating around the bush with Lysander; being straightforward would

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