The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1000

“Let me give you a ride,” Bruce stood up.

Thalassa’s heart clenched at the proposal, her entire body vigilant.

She didn’t need Bruce’s charity at all. Was this another one of his veiled threats?

“It’s just a short walk, and there’s no need for a ride. Please just sit down and eat!” Lucy griped. She grabbed Bruce’s wrist and pulled him back down to the dinner table with a force that brooked no argument.

Bruce didn’t dare to protest Lucy’s assertiveness. Arguing over such a trivial matter was not worth the hassle, especially when it would just lead to Lucy dredging up the past.

Bruce sat back down reluctantly.

Lucy shoved a fork into his hand, “Just keep eating.”

Bruce slumped in his chair. He looked unhappy. His disdain for Lucy had reached its maximum, and he yearned to be free from her right now.

But Lucy had him in a vice grip.

was nothing

go back to play the devoted

place, got into her car,

was clear of their territory and driving on the open

so constricted,

as she fought to calm the nervous

her possession. She would simply just request Atticus

mother wouldn’t have to face the psychological torment of the video’s release.

a bite at a nearby diner and then pick up the kids from daycare; it would time

diner not far from the daycare and drove there.

ordering, she settled in her booth to wait for her food,

again soon.” The polite voice of a server rang out

mind and was absorbed in her phone until a tall shadow loomed at the edge of her table, darkening her

tall figure. It was a man with a gentle,

exclaimed, surprised.