The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1079

Hertha had no clue about the whirlwind of events that had blown through Thalassa’s life recently. She just couldn’t wrap her head around it.

Callum had only known Thalassa for a short while, so why on earth would he willingly whisk Thalassa and her whole brood away from Starhaven?

If it wasn’t for love, what else could drive a man to such reckless lengths for a woman?

“It wasn’t an elopement, I told you,” Thalassa sighed, shaking her head at Hertha’s insatiable appetite for romantic gossip, which apparently knew no bounds.

“Then what was it?” Hertha’s eyes, round and eager, stared at Thalassa, waiting expectantly.

Despite her probing, Thalassa hadn’t given a straight answer.

“It was me who asked Callum to help me escape from Lysander,” Thalassa finally admitted, knowing full well that Hertha’s tenacious nature wouldn’t let the matter rest until she had an answer.

Lysander? But why?” Hertha gasped in surprise.

Why, indeed?

demise, his

subjected to his every whim. He never knew the pain she suffered, the humiliation

life unchained, simple,

in pain. The desire to flee the conflict, to live in peace, was her

the bed, clenched slightly as she faced Hertha’s expectant gaze. She opted for the most relatable

sympathy. She understood Thalassa-what woman would want to stay with a man

a drain on the spirit, but also

reached out, stroking Thalassa’s head with a comforting touch, as one might soothe a little kitten. With an affectation of

a loss for words.

are you taking a dig

about Callum? Why would he agree to take you with him? Is he secretly pining for you?”