The CEO's Amazing Ex-Wife Is Back (Thalassa and Kris) novel Chapter 185

Chapter 185
“Kris...” Thalassa swallowed, trying to keep her expression neutral.

“Were you speaking to someone?” he asked again.

“Uh... no... I was just talking to myself," Thalassa quickly said, praying he hadn't heard what she had been saying.

Thankfully, he didn’t press further. His eyes lit up as they scanned her from head to toe.

“You look gorgeous,” he whispered.

His closeness was unsettling Thalassa. She needed him away so she could do what she’d come to do without any second thoughts.

“Kris, we’ve already talked about this, haven’t we?”

Kris stared at her, his eyes squinting in confusion. “You said you didn’t want people to see that we’re together again, but we’re not doing anything, Thalassa. We’re just talking. Surely, nobody will suspect we’re a couple just because of that?”

“You’d be surprised how some people think. I don’t want to take that risk, Kris. Please understand.”

She saw the hurt flash across his face before she turned and walked off, forcing herself to return to the other guests.

All the while, she was studying her surroundings. Linda and her crew were initially following her with their eyes, but after a while, Linda and Cynthia had focused on their guests, while Susan was nowhere in sight.

The biggest problem was Kris, who wouldn’t stop looking at her. But suddenly, one of the guests, a much younger woman compared to the others, rushed toward him.

Thalassa watched from the corner of her eye as the woman hugged him excitedly. Kris looked alarmed for a second, glancing at her to see her reaction, but Thalassa pretended to have seen nothing, continuing her conversation with a woman who wouldn’t stop rambling on about her business ideas and a possible partnership with Thalassa.

“I’ll be sure to think about it, Meghan.” Thalassa smiled before quickly excusing herself.

With Kris and his family now distracted, she knew this was the time.

“Luisa, now,” she whispered.

Three seconds later, the hall was plunged into darkness as the lights turned off. The guests murmured among themselves. There was just enough light to see silhouettes, but since Thalassa was wearing all black, she knew it would be hard for anyone to spot her in the shadows.

Having lived in the mansion for a year, she remembered the layout well, easily finding her way to the stairs and quietly ascending. Once she reached the top, she took the left corridor towards Linda’s room.

She found it without difficulty and breathed a sigh of relief when the door opened easily. She quickly entered, closing the door behind her.