The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet novel Chapter 382

Compared to the usual bustling atmosphere, filled with the comforting scent of freshly baked cookies and the excited chatter of children rushing to greet her, the house now seemed cold and eerily quiet.

Thalassa felt her heart sink, a subconscious worry and fear setting in.

Hadn't Evelyn brought the children back home?

Why wasn't anyone around?

After a moment of panic, she remembered. Elowen was on television, competing in the semi-finals of the gourmet competition.

Evelyn must still be out with the children, she reasoned.

A bit calmer, Thalassa quickly took her discharged cell phone to her room to charge.

Once the phone was plugged in, Thalassa noticed another oddity. The blankets in the room were neatly folded, just as she had left them. They were undisturbed.

Even the household items remained the same.

Something was off. If the children were back, there would surely be signs of their presence.

She felt like the house was still as tidy as when she had left, with no trace of the children.

The more she looked around, the more unsettling it felt.

Her heart, which had finally calmed down, started racing again.

Despite the phone only just beginning to charge, she couldn’t wait. She pressed the power button hard.

She turned on the phone.

Ignoring the charging, she dialed Evelyn's number.

The phone rang for a long time, unanswered.