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 gasped in surprise.

Why, indeed?

to his demise, his cruelty was unyielding, never once considering her

felt like a puppet without thoughts, subjected to his every whim. He never knew the pain she suffered, the humiliation she endured.

life unchained, simple,

the real reason clenched her heart in pain. The desire to flee the conflict, to live in peace, was her vain hope-a hope constantly crushed by Lysander’s controlling

she faced Hertha’s expectant gaze. She opted for the most relatable excuse, “An unfruitful affair is better

sympathy. She understood Thalassa-what woman would

a drain on the spirit,

With an affectation of worldly wisdom, she

a loss for

me, or are you taking a dig

sigh, Hertha pressed on, “But what about Callum? Why would he agree to take