Lysander dropped to one knee before Thalassa, holding a diamond ring, gently raised in front of her.

His sudden gesture not only stunned Joshua but left everyone in the room dumbfounded. Eyes widened in disbelief at Lysander's actions. Georgia's mouth formed a perfect "O" in shock. The high and mighty Lysander, who always stood at the pinnacle, regarded by all with awe, was now kneeling before someone, and that someone was a woman! This was monumental news!

Joshua and Lucas were equally frozen in shock. But the most surprised and bewildered of all was Thalassa herself, the woman before whom Lysander knelt. She could hardly believe that Lysander would kneel before her!

Her first instinct was to hastily help Lysander up: "Lysander, what are you doing? Please, get up."

grasped hers. Instead of rising, he looked deep into her eyes, his voice resonating with sincerity, "Thalassa, I need to tell

and met his

love for me, took on the responsibility of raising me. My grandfather entrusted me to Joshua, his most trusted friend, to groom me. Joshua's daughter, Harper, looked after me. Knowing how

life before meeting Thalassa. Indeed, his

aura that kept others at bay. No one dared to approach him, much less befriend him. Thus, he became

we grew older, we both entered the business world. She, like me, was hailed as a prodigy. People said we were a powerful duo, a

relationship with Harper. Outsiders thought they were childhood sweethearts, a perfect match. But what outsiders didn't know was that childhood friendships aren't always romantic; they can also be about kinship,

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