The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet novel Chapter 514

The night was as dark as ink. Underneath the elevated highway, beside a pond, insects chirped, and frogs croaked. The scent of fresh grass lingered in the air, blending with the night's mist, touching their skin with a cold chill.

That chill seemed to seep into their hearts, stirring up fear.

Thalassa, with her four children and Evelyn, hid in a ditch beneath the highway.

In front of them, the pond shimmered in the moonlight, and its depth was concealed by the darkness, a sight that brought fear to their hearts.

Yes, fear.

She had noticed a line of black limousines in the traffic behind them, and it had filled her with dread.

At that moment, she decided to get out of the taxi.

Thankfully, it was nighttime. She and Evelyn managed to slip unnoticed from the taxi to the one up front.

Once the taxi had driven through the traffic lights, she realized that the driver would surely inform Lysander they had boarded his taxi.

If Lysander caught up with them, there would have been no escape.

So, she immediately told the driver to stop. They needed to get out.

The driver had initially refused. But Thalassa handed him a hundred dollars and told him to keep the change.

After they got out of the taxi, a bus pulled up.

Thalassa did not get on the bus, but it served as a perfect cover. She led her children and Evelyn, sneaking around the barrier and into the ditch beneath the highway.

The most dangerous places were often the safest.

Lysander would never think that after leaving the taxi, they had not fled but had stayed right where they were.

By the pond, beneath the grass, mosquitoes were swarming.

The children, with their higher body heat and tender skin, were prime targets.

Elowen was constantly scratching. Her soft voice carried a whimper as she spoke, "Mommy, it's so itchy. I don't want to stay here."