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 this mistaken bond of blood that caused Lysander to despise her to his core, finding

plummeted to rock bottom, beyond

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

‘father afraid of any stranger

breath, Thalassa turned her

gentle out. “I respect your decision. You’re not well right now. Focus

…

Three days later.

a high-end,

coffee cup in hand, savoring his drink, while opposite

slate-gray t-shirt, which gave him an air of distinction.

exuded an aura of cultured, understated

steam swirled around Joshua, the aroma of coffee filling the room. With silver hair, he sat amid the mist, looking almost ethereal