The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1380

Thalassa’s face froze for a second, her breath catching slightly. She knew what Richard was asking.

He wanted to know if she was willing to go through with a paternity test with Joshua to acknowledge him as her father.

The word ‘father’ was something she had once yearned for, something she had desperately wanted.

As a child, she would see other kids being cherished by their dads, showered with affection, and she, too, had longed for that – for her own father to appear.

She had wanted to feel that paternal love, to have someone looking out for her mom as well.

But as she grew up, the arrival of Bruce shattered all her beautiful illusions about fatherhood.

To her, the term ‘father’ became synonymous with a nightmare.

a mistake – Bruce was not her father – it was this mistaken bond of blood that caused Lysander to despise her to his

Bruce that her relationship with Lysander had plummeted to rock bottom, beyond any chance of warming up again.

was because of him that her mother suffered endlessly, enduring humiliation, ultimately passing away with eyes

of the word ‘father afraid of any stranger who might sudder claim to be her dearest kin.

Thalassa turned her face away, not answering Richard’s question.

Thalassa’s anguish and her refusal to respond, Richard tactfully dropped the subject, offering her a gentle out. “I

…

Three days later.

her way to a

shop was serene. Joshua sat at a table with a coffee cup in hand, savoring his drink, while opposite him sat a barista skillfully preparing another brew.

slate-gray t-shirt, which gave him an air of distinction. Despite his age, his demeanor was

of

the aroma of coffee filling the room. With silver hair, he sat amid