"What do we do now?" Thalassa turned to Lysander, seeking his opinion.

Realizing that Joshua had been helping Susan because they shared a child together, and Susan was using the child to manipulate Joshua, everything started to make sense. Joshua was in the dark about the child's whereabouts, but they had stumbled upon that information.

Given Susan's long list of offenses, they could apprehend her now.

However, the complication was that she had the child with her.

Susan's frantic demeanor earlier suggested she wouldn't hesitate to use the child as leverage if backed into a corner.

The fate of that child was uncertain under those circumstances.

Lysander met Thalassa's gaze, his eyes drilling into hers as he spoke in a low, magnetic tone, "What do you think?"

"Me?" Thalassa was taken aback.

should we do now?"

leaving the decision up to her, considering Joshua was her father

was her right, just as disregarding the child's safety was within

course, opting to help Joshua find the child, to place

lowered her gaze, her eyelashes concealing the emotions swirling in

remained deep and patient,

her thoughts, and he didn't

down at her feet, Thalassa pondered for a moment before looking up again, her eyes

them some time to sort this out themselves," she suggested, her voice carrying a hint

all, the decision not to arrest Susan right away wasn't hers to make-Payne was

proceed with the arrest, they would have

if he had anticipated her choice. He uttered a low, affirmative

tugged at Thalassa's lips.

nudged Lysander towards the

existence between Susan and Joshua, Thalassa had felt conflicted and frustrated, wondering why she always seemed to be the one left behind. Joshua had chosen to

understandable-after all, Rosalind was his cherished youngest daughter, the apple of his eye who

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