Lysander's chilly eyes narrowed, his hands gripping the wheels of his wheelchair, ready to push himself towards Thalassa.
"Thalassa!" Callum, quick on his feet, rushed forward to support Thalassa. His voice was laced with concern, "Thalassa, are you badly hurt? Should I take you to the hospital right now?" Thalassa swallowed hard, her throat aching as if slashed by a knife, her heart constricting with pain. Her voice trembled as she replied, "No need, I'll just head home, clean the wound with santiseptic, and slap on a band-aid." SeaR*ch the Findwebsite on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.
She steadied herself, silently slipping her hand out of Callum's grasp. With her back to Lysander, she could feel his cold, merciless stare piercing through her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt sent chills down her spine and a stabbing pain in her heart.
Without looking back or catching Lysander's eye, she stumbled forward.
Callum, worried, watched her faltering steps. Knowing she wouldn't want his help, he kept a respectful distance, silently accompanying her home.
Lysander watched as Callum and Thalassa's departure figures toward the sdirection.
He tightened his grip on the wheelchair and his veins were bulging on his hand back. His handsface was tense, his eyes cold, and his cold aura was nearly enough to freeze the air around him. Rosalind, ever so observant, noticed Lysander's instinctive move to push his wheelchair forward as Thalassa almost fell and his icy and taut gaze followed Thalassa as she left.
Deep in her mind, she realized something then - Lysander hadn't moved on from Thalassa. He was angry when Thalassa was close to Callum, and he was nervous enough to clench his fists when she was in danger. Despite thinking Thalassa was with Callum, his care for her was undeniable.
NOW PLAY YOUR FAVOURITE GAMES ON Earlier, when Thalassa was kidnapped, the kidnapper demanded an outrageous ransom, first ten million, then upping it to a hundred million, showcasing a greed that knew no bounds. Even if they had given her all that money, she wouldn't have simply let Thalassa go - her ambitions would only grow, potentially ending Thalassa's life even after receiving the ransom.
Lysander had used reverse psychology, feigning indifference to trick the kidnapper into believing that killing Thalassa would only make her a tool in a murder, leading to incarceration.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThis maneuver ensured that Thalassa could leave there unscathed.
He was really using his wisdom to protect Thalassa's personal safety.
Rosalind stood by Lysander. As she watched his deep gaze following Thalassa's departure, her heart m ached with the realization. She had thought that Lysander's recent cooperation and pleasant demeanor towards her signaled his moving on from Thalassa and accepting her instead. But it didn't strike her that she was mistaken.
After a moment, Rosalind took a deep breath, managing her emotions before suggesting, "Lysander, let's head back."
Lysander, maneuvering his wheelchair, headed for the extended limousine. Once in the car, he called his security chief, "Deploy a team to catch a vagrant, a woman goes by the nSusan!" "Because she kidnapped Thalassa?" Rosalind said. Hearing Lysander's orders to catch the kidnapper, she just couldn't hide her disappointment.
Lysander's care for Thalassa went far beyond what she had imagined. She had thought the ordeal with the m kidnapper was over after Lysander's clever bluff. Little did she know, Lysander was still taking steps to apprehend the culprit. X