Susan's laughter froze as she noticed the shadows at the door. Lifting her gaze, she saw Lysander and Thalassa standing there, her maternal instincts kicking in as she quickly shielded the child behind her back, her voice laced with tension. "What are you doing here?"

Thalassa's expression was icy as she retorted, "That's my line! Why are you here, and whose child is that?"

Susan's grip on the child's hand tightened, her entire body tensed up as she snapped, "That's none of your business!"

Perhaps sensing Susan's tension or the tight grip, the child hidden behind her started wailing loudly.

stepped forward, her mother's heart unable to ignore the sound of a child in distress, even if

backed away to the corner of the room, her voice fierce as she warned, "Don't come any closer, or I swear, I'll do something to

going so far as to grasp

took in the sight of the little boy's tear filled eyes, his face a picture of fear and helplessness. His round face had a hint of boyish charm, but his

tried to de-escalate the situation. "Okay, I won't come any closer. Just calm

laying her hands on his wheelchair to

glance at Lysander's penetrating gaze sent shivers down her spine. Her body tensed up again, her hand still on the

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