The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1223

“Seriously? He got down on one knee for you?” Lysander’s voice, deep and slightly out of tune, broke the silence as he quizzed Thalassa.

He was toying with her chin, forcing her to look up into his eyes, leaving no room for evasion.

“What are you talking about?” Thalassa struggled to keep pace with his thoughts.

“He was on his knees, hiking up your dress!” Lysander’s words were tinged with barely contained rage.

The moment he had stepped into the restaurant, his gaze had landed on a scene that set his blood boiling. There was Callum, down on one knee in front of Thalassa, a hand lifting the hem of her skirt, looking at her thighs.

The mere image was enough to stoke the fires of fury within Lysander, his aura turning sharp and cold as ice.

Realization dawned on Thalassa, and she hurried to clarify, “It’s not what you think. The waitress accidentally spilled soup on me and he was just checking to see if I had been scalded.”

At the time, Thalassa herself had been taken aback by Callum’s sudden gesture.

his brows knitting together in a frown as he released her chin and began to lift her

the burn, but

wet wipes in the glove

wipe’s cool touch brought

of Lysander’s frame receded, easing the pressure on

out

but think, she wasn’t really hurt, why was he so meticulously

he being

hurt,” she assured him, trying to convince him that another

busy, not only cleaning the spot that was reddened but also

satisfied. He pulled out another and handed it to her, “Clean off

was at a

worried about the burn, but it

possessiveness was