"What's on your mind?" A deep, magnetic voice suddenly broke the silence beside her.

Thalassa snapped back to reality, meeting Lysander's gaze. Quickly pushing aside her swirling thoughts, she managed a smile and said, "Nothing much."

"Were you thinking about Leopold?" Lysander asked out of the blue.

Thalassa was taken aback, hurriedly replying, "No, not at all..."

Lysander's expression darkened, and Thalassa, worried he might misunderstand, quickly added, "I was just wondering why Alaric's mother ended up in the orphanage."

She wasn't lying; that was exactly what she had been thinking about.

She couldn't fathom why Lysander would bring up Leopold out of nowhere.

His name hadn't come up between them in ages.

Especially today, when nothing they did had anything to do with Leopold.

"Really? I thought that scene earlier might have reminded you of him," Lysander remarked.

That scene?

by the window, holding her child, it did stir painful memories within

image of Leopold's passing is something

had long since evolved from love to

reputation. You've kept silent all these years. Does it not weigh

matter since

understanding or cleared up any misunderstandings face-to-face, and

not brought up Leopold today, he might

surprised by her words, but

don't feel wronged,"

blaming him for what happennes Leopold, and they had their share of disagreements about

she

told you?" Lysander

one told me,

hospital, I

"Which day?" Lysander insisted.

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