The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Rosalind glanced nervously at Lysander, only to find him wearing a tight expression, his deep-set eyes unreadable and mysterious. It was impossible to decipher his thoughts.

When Joshua suddenly mentioned Thalassa's name, she half-expected Lysander to react somehow. But he didn't. Not one bit.

Lysander had just agreed to an engagement with her, and now, with Joshua bringing up Thalassa, Rosalind feared that Lysander hadn't moved on from Thalassa and might call off their engagement.

Torn between speaking up and the fear of seeming petty to Lysander-which might give him a reason to break things off-Rosalind was caught in a dilemma. In the end, she chose to hide her discomfort, responding to Joshua's suggestion with a forced chuckle.

After a few more moments of awkward small talk, Lysander left the hospital.

Thalassa turned off the TV after a news report about Lysander and Rosalind's engagement made headlines, leaving her feeling suffocated. Her phone pinged with a news alert: "Sinclair Group's former CEO engaged to Whitman Group's heiress Rosalind, a powerhouse union set to build a business empire!"

bombarded with posts about Lysander and Rosalind's engagement. The news had spread like wildfire across

pain in Thalassa's chest tightened, making it hard to breathe. It seemed Lysander had made his intention clear to the world; he was committed to marrying Rosalind, leaving no room for doubt or retreat. If Lysander

left her breathless. Despite preparing herself for the inevitability of becoming strangers with Lysander, this confirmation

cook dinner that afternoon, but now, overwhelmed by emotional pain,

and lay down, a wave of profound sadness washing over her, threatening to drown her in grief. Tears

her. Once, she had her mother, children, and aunt to come home to a lively household that recharged her

silent and empty. Her mother had passed

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