The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen) novel Chapter 1307

At least Leopold's bloodline would continue if that’s the case.

No sooner had Amelia posed her question than Zephyr and Lysander turned to look at her in unison.

In Zephyr's cloudy eyes, shock mingled with a flicker of hope.

Lysander's gaze, however, was dark as a stormy sky and cold as ice. It was laden with reproach toward Amelia.

"I've told you before, the child Thalassa is carrying is mine! It can't possibly be anyone else's!" Lysander's voice cut through the air, decisive and brooking no argument.

"How can you be so sure it's yours? What if she was unfaithful with Leopold behind your back? Then the child could be Leopold's," Amelia retorted, clinging to a sliver of hope.

"She hasn't been with him; I'm certain of it!" Lysander replied, his tone as cold as steel.

"Lysander, maybe Amelia has a point. Shouldn't we have a paternity test just to be sure?" Zephyr suggested, seeking Lysander's consent with a tentative look.

"Nonsense!" Lysander snapped, rising in anger and storming out of the Sinclair residence, his stance unequivocally clear.

Zephyr and Amelia exchanged glances as they watched Lysander's retreating figure, a frosty silhouette of indignation.

The hopeful light in Amelia's eyes was quickly doused by a wave of disappointment.

And the weight of the world seemed to settle in Zephyr's aged, milky eyes.

...

The next day, Thalassa didn't go to work.

She had deliberately asked Ethan for the day off to spend time with Evelyn at home.