The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen) novel Chapter 1392

Back when Evelyn was alive, Thalassa had heard bits and pieces about a chance encounter Evelyn had with a stranger at a bar.

Evelyn had glossed over the details, as if reluctant to dwell on the memory of that man.

It was only now that Thalassa learned the full story of how her mother met that man years ago.

It turned out that it was her mother who had rescued Joshua from the clutches of a local tough.

But why had her mother been so reticent about sharing the details?

"Ah, it was a doomed affair," Joshua suddenly sighed with a tone tinged with regret.

Zephyr's voice was laced with a hint of sarcasm, "How many entanglements did you have in your youth, Joshua? You probably have so many kids out there you couldn't track them all down if you tried."

Thalassa felt a pang in her heart at Zephyr's words. She had been moved by Joshua's recollections of meeting her mother, but Zephyr's comment soured the moment, filling her with a sense of bitterness as she looked at Joshua.

Could it be that Joshua was a scoundrel like Bruce with a trail of women in his wake?

She had always harbored a deep aversion to the word 'father', and the thought of Joshua being anything like Bruce was repulsive.

"Zephyr, you've got me all wrong. In my younger days, the only women in my life were my wife and that one time at the bar with Thalassa's mother," Joshua clarified, ensuring Thalassa heard him as well.