The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Atticus probably wouldn't even call that man "dad."

Lysander's eyebrows furrowed slightly, the light in his eyes dimming.

"Dad, don't worry, I won't let anyone bully you or Mom!" Just as Lysander was silently grieving, Atticus's youthful voice suddenly spoke up.

Lysander's dim gaze lit up like a switched-on lamp at the sound of Atticus. His eyes could hardly hide the excitement.

What did he just call him? He called him dad!

That single word, "dad," dispersed all the clouds in Lysander's heart, and his furrowed brows finally relaxed.

"Atticus Sinclair, what are you doing here instead of being at the military academy? Did you sneak out, does your drill sergeant know?" Payton finally couldn't sit still any longer, walking up to Atticus Sinclair and confronting him with the authority of an elder. His words were meant to suppress him.

you back," Payton said, pulling out his phone to make

was about to snatch his phone away. She and Atticus had just reunited, and now Payton

need to call, I got

showed it to Payton. The leave slip even

it, realized the leave slip was real, and irritably put his phone back in

knew my mom had

didn't waste time on the way either. I hacked into all the surveillance footage from before and after the

calm tone, his voice flat without any hint of fluctuation. But his words

shocked he couldn't speak. The person Callum mentioned who