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.

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

was because of Bruce that her relationship with Lysander had plummeted to rock bottom, beyond any

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

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

turned her

to respond, Richard tactfully dropped the subject, offering her a gentle out. “I

…

Three days later.

her way to a high-end, leisurely

a table with a coffee cup in hand, savoring his drink, while opposite him sat a barista skillfully preparing

nod with the bodyguard stationed outside before walking in. She spotted Joshua dressed in a simple, slate-gray t-shirt,

aura of cultured,

steam swirled around Joshua, the aroma of coffee filling the room. With silver hair, he sat amid the mist, looking almost ethereal as if he were about to ascend to