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.

But why?” Hertha

Why, indeed?

he had driven Leopold to his demise, his cruelty was unyielding,

every whim. He never

for a life unchained, simple,

the real reason clenched her heart in pain. The desire to flee the conflict, to live in peace, was her vain

the most relatable excuse, “An unfruitful affair is better ended sooner rather than later. I don’t

woman would want to stay with a

drain on the spirit, but

comforting touch, as one might soothe a little kitten. With an affectation of worldly wisdom, she said, “Ah, I get it, you’ve suffered enough. If only I could bear the

was at a loss

you consoling me, or are you taking a dig at

out a sigh, Hertha pressed on, “But what about Callum? Why would he agree to take you with him?