The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

She was dying to see how her father would explain Thalassa's background!

Joshua glanced at the reporter who had asked the question, pondering without opening his mouth, his expression growing stern.

The atmosphere turned tense.

Thalassa understood the challenge Joshua faced; this was an attempt to expose the turmoil in Joshua's private life.

For someone like Joshua, a CEO of a major corporation, any scandal regarding his personal conduct could directly impact his company's stock prices, far beyond just the fame and profits of a jewelry competition.

Thalassa stepped forward and said, "Mr. Whitman has been nothing but kind and generous in taking me under his wing as his goddaughter. Is there a problem with that?"

As soon as she spoke, Lysander's deep eyes turned coldly towards her. Thalassa felt a chill directed at her, and as she followed that sensation, she met Lysander's icy gaze. His look was sharp as a sword, causing Thalassa's heart to skip a beat.

Did she say something wrong? Why was Lysander looking at her that way?

And after she had spoken, Joshua looked at her incredulously.

this father-daughter

Thalassa's head buzzed, her blood running cold

she was being financially supported

gimmick was typically spun in the entertainment world, often implying

had simply intended to

negative impact on Joshua's reputation, to protect his company's stock prices, without considering the

wonder Lysander had looked at her with such a sharp,

consideration for me, her father. She didn't

father. Yes, she's mye

encounter with a woman in a bar thirty years ago. I've been searching for her for many years and only

actually admitted to having a daughter out of

discomfort as Joshua

the future of the company and the interests of the Whitman family, publicly