The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

After dinner, Joshua and Rosalind took their leave. David went to settle the bill, and the bodyguards dispersed. In the private room, only Thalassa and Lysander were left.

Thalassa didn't rush off; instead, she sat back down and extended her hand toward Lysander.

Lysander glanced at her outstretched hand, his voice low and resonant with a hint of curiosity, "Hmm?"

It was a tone of inquiry.

"Let me keep our marriage certificate," Thalassa said. "So no one can flaunt it in front of others again."

There was a hint of teasing in her last remark.

During the meal with Joshua, Thalassa had resisted asking Lysander why, having only gotten their marriage license that morning, Joshua and Rosalind already knew about their marriage by the afternoon. And why had Lysander even invited them over for a celebratory drink?

It must be because Lysander hadn't kept the marriage certificate at home and ended up showing it to Joshua and Rosalind.

Alaric and Hertha had waited a couple of days after getting their license to tell her, their best friend.

informed Joshua on the very first day and even hosted

something Thalassa hadn't

the marriage certificate from his suit pocket, placing it into Thalassa's palm. "Handing it over to the wife for safekeeping," he

now in her hand, but she didn't immediately put it away. Instead,

had come so unexpectedly; she wasn't

of surprise and blissful

"wife" by Lysander felt this

"wife,"

too heavy for you to hold?" Lysander teased,

back to reality, Thalassa realized she was still holding onto the certificate and quickly secured it. "You've always called

only one wife for me, and that's you.

her eyes, unable to

you something else?" Thalassa asked shyly, twiddling her

her hand in his, holding it