The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet novel Chapter 1946

"Callum, what on earth are you trying to do?" Thalassa's voice was filled with panic as she eyed him warily.

Callum lifted his sorrowful gaze to meet Thalassa's panicked look, his voice a low murmur, "You don't even flinch at the mention of Leopold anymore. It seems you've completely erased him from your memory."

Thalassa's gaze was guarded, her body tense, watching Callum intently, her breath uneven. "Neither of us have any right to bring up Leopold. Besides, he's been gone for three years. Wouldn't it be better to let him rest? Why dredge up the past?"

Thalassa didn't want to revisit past events, because no matter who was right or wrong, it didn't matter anymore. Leopold was no longer of this world, and bringing up those things would do no good.

"So, to you, Leopold is just history, not even worth mentioning?" Callum's eyes brimmed with sadness. His words were soft, but his look was clearly accusatory.

"Callum, do you really not know what actually happened to Leopold?" Thalassa initially didn't want to bring up Leopold. The dead should be allowed to rest.

But it seemed Callum couldn't get past this issue, and she seriously doubted whether he knew the real cause of Leopold's death.

"What are you getting at?" Callum's gaze sharpened suddenly, piercing her with his stare.

"You once told me that Leopold was driven to his death by Lysander, who, wanting to give me freedom, didn't hesitate to die at Lysander's hand to induce a guilt trip, thus letting me go. I used to believe that, blaming everything on Lysander. But just recently, I discovered that we've all misunderstood Lysander."

Thalassa was ready to reveal the truth, to prevent Callum from being trapped in the regret of Leopold's passing.

"Are you trying to clear Lysander's name?" Callum's expression turned fierce suddenly.

He knew that Thalassa was now with Lysander, the two of them as close as ever. She had fully accepted Lysander and naturally spoke well of him. But Callum wouldn't allow her to use Leopold's death to clear Lysander's name!

Seeing Callum's fierce look, Thalassa felt a twinge of fear, but she had to speak her mind. Otherwise, Callum would continue to misunderstand Lysander, which wasn't good for his mental health.

"I'm not trying to clear Lysander's name. I'm just telling the real sequence of events." Thalassa's expression was serious, her defenses up.

After a pause, she continued, "If it were someone else, I wouldn't believe it either, thinking it was an attempt to clear Lysander's name. But these words came from Leopold's parents themselves!"

She set the stage, then relayed the events, "I was in the hospital that day, and I overheard Payton and Amelia saying that Leopold, in his bid to frame Lysander and take him down from the CEO position of the Sinclair Group, intentionally added phosphorus to the phones, which ignites upon contact with air, leading to the death of two workers. After the explosion killed the workers, he was still plotting to pin the blame on Lysander. In the end, Lysander revealed the truth. Overwhelmed by guilt, Leopold jumped from a building. And Amelia, to protect Leopold's reputation, especially begged Lysander to keep it a secret, not to reveal what Leopold had done, letting the Sinclair Group take full responsibility for the accident."

Callum was incredulous and unwilling to believe!

His expression was a mix of shock and pain, "You're lying, trying to tarnish Leopold's name so you can be with Lysander guilt-free!"

How could Leopold possibly disregard the lives of workers just to frame Lysander? Impossible!