The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen) novel Chapter 1082

Lysander's piercing gaze locked onto Atticus, his voice firm and steady. "Apart from helping your mom in deleting the radar surveillance, what else have you done?"

"To... to hack into a network..." Atticus began, but then he remembered the promise he made to Thalassa - a promise meant to be kept from everyone, including his dad. He couldn't spill the beans.

His words suddenly lodged in his throat, and he gaped at Lysander, who was staring him down with an imposing intensity that made Atticus' heart race with fear.

Normally, Atticus wouldn't be intimidated by Lysander. He’d stare right back, furrowing his little brow.

But now, under Lysander's penetrating gaze, Atticus' eyes wavered, and he dropped his head, falling silent.

Lysander's deep voice probed, "Whose network did you hack into?"

Atticus hung his head, his mind racing with panic.

"Speak up!" Lysander demanded, his tone cold as steel.

Startled, Atticus' shoulders shook, and he blurted out, "I hacked into Mommy's office network. She left some documents at work and didn't want to go back for them, so she asked me to copy them over to her computer at home."

After speaking, Atticus looked up at Lysander with anxious, doe-like eyes, worried that his dad would see through the lie.

"Why all the secrecy?" Lysander asked, his gaze unwavering.

"Because I promised Mommy that I wouldn't tell anyone. She was afraid of getting scolded by her boss," Atticus mumbled, looking up through his lashes, his head still bowed, afraid that not meeting Lysander's eyes would anger him further.

His demeanor was a mix of guilt and innocence.

Lysander, seeing Atticus' downcast expression, thought he had frightened him. His tone softened as he spoke, "Don't worry, your mom's boss won't find out. Turn on the computer and copy the video files I need."