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.

released her chin and began to lift her skirt, revealing her fair leg

a bit red from the burn, but thankfully, the damage was superficial.

for the wet wipes in the glove compartment, pulling one out and gently wiping the reddened spot on

cool touch brought relief to Thalassa’s skin.

frame receded, easing the pressure on Thalassa. Supporting herself on the car seat,

used wipe and took out another, continuing to cool the burn on her leg.

think, she wasn’t really hurt, why

he being overly

doesn’t hurt,” she assured him, trying to convince him that

piercing gaze lifted to meet hers, his hands remaining busy, not only cleaning the spot that was reddened but also the rest

a full wipe-down, he was still not satisfied. He pulled out another and handed it to her, “Clean

was at a loss for

assumed he was worried about the burn, but it turned out he was intent on erasing any trace of Callum’s touch.

was pathological.