The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen) novel Chapter 1912

"What's on your mind?" A deep, magnetic voice suddenly broke the silence beside her.

Thalassa snapped back to reality, meeting Lysander's gaze. Quickly pushing aside her swirling thoughts, she managed a smile and said, "Nothing much."

"Were you thinking about Leopold?" Lysander asked out of the blue.

Thalassa was taken aback, hurriedly replying, "No, not at all..."

Lysander's expression darkened, and Thalassa, worried he might misunderstand, quickly added, "I was just wondering why Alaric's mother ended up in the orphanage."

She wasn't lying; that was exactly what she had been thinking about.

She couldn't fathom why Lysander would bring up Leopold out of nowhere.

His name hadn't come up between them in ages.

Especially today, when nothing they did had anything to do with Leopold.

"Really? I thought that scene earlier might have reminded you of him," Lysander remarked.

That scene?

Recalling the moment when Susan was sitting by the window, holding her child, it did stir painful memories within Thalassa.

The image of Leopold's passing is something she doubted she'd ever forget.

But her feelings towards Leopold had long since evolved from love to something else entirely.

"The disaster at Leossa Electronics was entirely Leopold's fault. Yet, you took all the blame upon yourself to protect his reputation. You've kept silent all these years. Does it not weigh on you?" Thalassa found herself staring into Lysander's eyes, her voice taking on a sorrowful tone.

They had never directly discussed this matter since the truth came to light.

She hadn't expressed understanding or cleared up any misunderstandings face-to-face, and Lysander had never mentioned anything about it either.