"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?

Susan was sitting by the window, holding her

is

long since evolved

the blame upon yourself to protect his reputation. You've kept silent all these years. Does it not weigh on you?" Thalassa found herself staring into Lysander's eyes, her voice taking on a sorrowful

this matter since the truth

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

up Leopold today, he might never

not surprised by her words, but the frost in his eyes seemed to dissipate

don't feel wronged,"

death, Thalassa was furious with him for a long time, blaming him for what happennes Leopold, and they had

did she learn

you?"

shook her head, "No one told me, I overheard it

hospital, I overheard Amelia

"Which day?" Lysander insisted.

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