The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1093

“Yes, after all, she’s the kids’ grandma. I was worried that if you find out she’s still tangled up with Bruce, you’d cut her out of their lives in a heartbeat,” Thalassa said, summoning the courage to lock eyes with Lysander, her grip on his shirt tightening once more.

Lysander, currently under the impression that his mother’s affair with Bruce was nothing more than a consensual fling, already looked down on her with such contempt, ridiculing her.

What would his reaction be if he knew the truth that his mother had been assaulted by Bruce? Would he actually applaud such a horror?

Confronting Lysander, Thalassa’s heart ached with a pain that was all too familiar.

As her daughter, she felt powerless to protect her own mother, unable to defend her against the mockery and scorn.

Lysander’s influence was colossal, towering, and omnipotent. Defying him could result in him ensuring she’d never see her four children again within minutes.

Torn between defending her mother’s honor and securing visitation rights for her little ones, Thalassa struggled to navigate both ends, gasping for air as if drowning. –

why on earth would you let her be involved with him?” Lysander’s gaze chilled considerably, his presence becoming suffocating.

a stabbing pain

to do with Bruce if it were up to them? They wished he’d just disappear, never

mother, even recorded it, nearly driving her

a constant threat. Though

had to tread carefully, knowing a single misstep could trigger her mother’s trauma. She couldn’t allow such a thing to happen; the sheer terror of potentially

at all costs, hidden from the prying

and pressing when she didn’t respond immediately.

It’s my mother’s choice, and I don’t fully understand it, just like I don’t understand you. You hate me, hate that I’m Bruce’s daughter. You could easily abandon me, yet you insist

a nerve, and Lysander’s aura turned frigid in an instant. His eyes narrowed, sharp as a hawk’s, locking

his gaze, Thalassa felt panic rising. “Did I say something