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.

to escape Lysander? But why?” Hertha gasped in

Why, indeed?

demise, his cruelty was unyielding, never once considering

without thoughts, subjected to his every whim. He never knew the pain she suffered, the humiliation she

yearned for a life unchained, simple, and free.

to flee the conflict, to live in peace,

hand, resting on the bed, clenched slightly as she faced Hertha’s expectant gaze. She opted for the most relatable excuse, “An unfruitful

understood Thalassa-what woman would want to stay with a man who would never commit to

on the spirit, but

of worldly wisdom, she said, “Ah, I get it, you’ve suffered enough. If only I could bear the pain for you.”

at a loss for

or are you taking

Callum? Why would he agree to