The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen) novel Chapter 1382

Isabella listened intently to Joshua's words, and suddenly, everything clicked.

She had exhausted her contacts, seeking any scrap of information about Joshua without success.

Then, out of the blue, a friend mentioned that Joshua was having coffee at a local café. She couldn't get there fast enough.

She had thought her friend shared the tip because of their close bond, privileged to know Joshua's whereabouts before anyone else.

But no, it was Joshua himself who had leaked his own location, intentionally letting her know he was at the café.

Isabella couldn't fathom Joshua's game plan. A sense of unease crept over her, but still, she asked with a puzzled tone, "Why?"

"You're searching for me, not just to show me the jade pearl but to announce that you're my daughter, aren’t you?" Joshua lifted his gaze, his eyes shifting from their earlier aristocratic cool to the shrewd depth of a business mogul.

Under the weight of his intense stare, Isabella felt her resolve wobble. She had steeled herself for three days for this moment.

Yet, with just one look from Joshua, all her mental fortifications crumbled.

Her gaze darted away as she stammered, "I—I am, of course, your daughter..."

Joshua's chuckle was light but laden with meaning. "Too bad I'm only interested in the jade pearl, not in finding some daughter. Since your mother betrayed your father, it’s probably best to keep this matter under wraps. Otherwise, you and your mother might just end up disowned and homeless.”

With that, he stood up to leave.

Isabella’s eyes widened in shock, her breath coming in ragged gasps.

She had brought the jade pearl to assert her place as Joshua's daughter, yet what did he say? He only cared for the jade pearl, not his daughter?

And he even threatened her with disownment and homelessness for her and her mother if she insisted on causing a scene?

How could this be happening?