The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1338

Breathing ragged and heart racing, Thalassa stared at Lysander, her words deliberate and tense, “I’m not one for daydreams, and I’d appreciate it if Mr. Sinclair didn’t try to force them on me!”

Her statement, though resolute, carried an undertone of self-deprecation, echoing like a speck of dust in its insignificance.

Once upon a time, she had indeed fantasized about marrying Lysander, and she had asked him more than once if he would ever take her as his wife. What was his response?

He told her not to daydream!

Now she was wide awake and clear-minded, and her only desire was to stay far away from Lysander.

Yet there he was, showing up in the dead of night, proposing to her!

Shock gave way to a bitter, mocking desolation in Thalassa.

Lysander caught the rejection in her voice, along with the desolate tone of a heart that had been wounded and scarred.

though gripped by an invisible hand, the pain tightening

morning,” Lysander’s deep,

She didn’t want to see him leave, but his overpowering presence was etched into her vision.

frosty sheen, reminiscent of a winter’s night when leaves are coated with

an involuntary chill through her heart, an urge

out the door and closed it gently behind him.

of the door shutting unleashed the tears Thalassa had been holding back. She Tay back down, her

the morning sun so bright it nearly blinded

of bed and went

her. Had Lysander taken the

and then saw four small figures

Let’s pick extra for her,” Atticus’ little hands were full of green beans, yet his eyes were still on the plant, picking more.

for your

of the four adorable children brought