The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet novel Chapter 344

Her finger hovered over the name Lysander, yet before she could press it, her phone buzzed with a call from Leopold.

Thalassa, her heart in her throat, had been about to call Lysander when the sudden vibration startled her.

She stared at Leopold's name flashing incessantly on her screen, hesitating for a few seconds.

Biting her lower lip and frowning slightly, she decided to answer the call just before it would have ended automatically.

Silence.

She held the phone to her ear without uttering a word because she didn't know what to say to him.

On the other end, there was also silence for a few seconds.

Leopold seemed unprepared for her to answer. He had been ready for her to ignore the call after it rang for quite some time.

Yet suddenly, he realized the call had been picked up. The awkwardness and silence that ensued resembled the cold air in an ice cellar, suppressing his mood.

Leopold took a moment to compose himself, pressing down his heartache. The voice he projected was filled with sorrow.

"Thalassa," he began, "are you really dating Lysander?"

He held his phone in one hand, the other clenched tightly around his pant leg, his heart hanging in his throat.

After leaving the Everglade Hotel, he sat alone in his car, lost in thought.

He reflected on everything that had happened since he met Thalassa.

He confided in Lysander about his deep love for Thalassa, acknowledging that he had wronged her five years ago. He admitted that he had been manipulated, but his heart belonged to Thalassa all along.

His body may have been tainted by others, but his heart had always loved Thalassa.

The night five years ago had caused him immense pain, not only because he felt impure, but also because he lost the woman he loved most.