The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet novel Chapter 34

He's trying to save face, and butting in would just make Atticus even more embarrassed and down in the dumps.

Hertha got the hint and found a spot to sit down.

After comforting the other three kids, Thalassa held their hands and led them to the table, saying softly, "Don't worry, I won't scold you this time. You just wanted to find your dad and that's why you went to the Sinclair group. But you can't do this again, okay? You see, your grandma took you out for fun and you guys got lost halfway. You scared the living daylights out of her. Were you scared by some mean adult? You're still little and can't defend for yourselves. If something happened to you, or if you were hurt by bad people, your grandma and I would be heartbroken."

After soothing the kids, Thalassa started to talk some sense into them.

Her four children were pretty sensible for their age, but they were only four and still didn't quite understand the way of the world.

They needed guidance from adults.

Elowen, who had been crying, had tears hanging on her long eyelashes, like dewdrops on leaves in the morning light, which was heart-wrenching.

She wiped her eyes with her small hand and said in her childish voice, "Mom, I'll be a good girl. I won't run off again."

Thalassa leaned in and pressed her face against Elowen's soft one, smiling warmly, "Elowen, you're the best. Mom loves you."

"I want you to say you love me too, mom." Dorian said, waving his hand eagerly.

Thalassa laughed and said, "Mom loves you too."

"What about me?" Even Sophia, who usually didn't talk much, joined in, her round face as red as an apple.

Thalassa said, "I love Sophia too."

Sophia immediately broke into a smile. She was pretty cool, but also a cheerful little girl.

By this time, Evelyn had put all the food on the table. When she heard that the other party only wanted $3,000 as compensation, she wiped her tears and went back to the kitchen to keep busy.

Now seeing her children being affectionate and coy with Thalassa, and Thalassa coaxing them, she felt a bit of warmth in her heart.

But her words were still sharp. She shot Thalassa a glance and said, "Your kids are all better than you. What on earth did I do wrong in my past life to have a child like you?"

Thalassa stuck her tongue out silently, not saying a word.

Hertha felt sorry for Thalassa. She said to Evelyn, "Evelyn, Thalassa is great too. When she was in college, she got scholarships every semester. She was a full-A student."

"What good does that do? She still doesn't have a job." Evelyn was just pissed that her daughter was mediocre and had dragged her down.

After saying that, she went into the kitchen to get the utensils.

Hertha looked at Thalassa with sympathy. Thalassa shook her head with a smile, signaling that she was fine. She was used to it.

"I'm going to call Atticus for dinner," Hertha said, standing up and knocking on the door.

The door opened and a small figure, Atticus, came out and took a seat by the table on his own.

He was back to his normal self, but Thalassa could still see the redness in his eyes from crying.

Thalassa asked him with concern, "Atticus, are you upset? If you have anything bothering you, you can tell me. I'm the person who loves you most."

It was important to guide the kids' emotions in time so that they could maintain a positive and optimistic attitude.

Atticus shook his head, saying in his childish voice, "Mom, I'm fine. I just feel that I'm too young to help you."

He knew his mom worked hard every day. He thought that finding their dad could lighten her load.

But it turned out that Lysander was not their dad as they had always thought.

Hearing what Atticus said, Thalassa's eyes welled up with tears. She was overwhelmed with emotion.

She thought she must have done a lot of good in her past life to have such a sweet little darling.