NovelEnglishThe next morning, after finishing her breakfast, Thalassa received a call from Joshua Whitman.
"Go hfor lunch today," Joshua said on the phone.
"Go home? To which home?" Thalassa asked, puzzled.
"Back to the Whitman family. Your sister's back in town, and Matilda too. They'd like to have lunch with you," Joshua replied with a seriousness that matched his words.
Her sister? Rosalind Whitman? The so-called sister Rosalind was the child Joshua had with his current wife, Matilda.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt had been three years since Thalassa and Joshua had recognized each other, and he had taken her to meet the Whitman family only once before, introducing her to this new set of relatives. She suddenly had a half-sister and a half-brother - Joshua's children with other women, completely unrelated to her mother.
Thalassa was uncomfortable with this arrangement. Joshua had wanted her to live with the Whitman family, but she couldn't bear the thought of staying with strangers, especially when she wanted to devote herself to caring for Lysander. So she had declined Joshua's offer and moved into Royal Estates.
"Please give them my regards. I really don't have time..." she began.
"You haven't seen them in a year. Do cby, won't you? Leave Lysander with the staff at Royal Estates. It'll be fine. Lunch is at noon, so don't be late," Joshua didn't leave any room for Thalassa to refuse, and hung up the phone. Search The (F)indwebsite on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.
Thalassa couldn't argue.
After all, it was Joshua who had fought for her chance to care for Lysander.
If it hadn't been for Joshua taking her to the Sinclair family, she might never have met Zephyr, much less convinced him to let her look after Lysander.
NOW PLAY YOUR FAVOURITE GAMES ON She had promised Joshua that if he secured this opportunity for her, she would be his daughter.
And having decided to fulfill the role of Joshua's daughter, that included dealing with his family.
At noon, Thalassa entrusted Lysander to Fitch, asking him to take good care of him, and then she set off for the Reed family home.
Joshua had bought a villa in Starhaven, located in the suburbs surrounded by an idyllic setting of lush greenery. Thalassa had been there once before, and now, a year later, she returned.
Parking her car in the verdant driveway, she walked into the grand hall.
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"Joshua, you'd better cclean with me. Do you really only have Thalassa as an illegitimate child? don't want to find out a few years down the line that you have another secret son or something!" Joshua's wife Matilda snapped, hardly concealing her irritation. Dressed in a fur coat, with flashy nails and a meticulous makeup, Matilda exuded a chilly elegance.
"Dad, I've heard you've been quite generous with Thalassa over the past few years. Can you even tell who your real daughter is?" Rosalind, usually NO graceful and refined, spoke with an edge of impatience. She had only been abroad for a year of study, and in that time, her father seemed to have shifted all his affection to Thalassa, the newfound daughter.
Rosalind felt a bitter taste in her heart. She had always been her father's little princess, the sole M recipient of his love, and now another woman had emerged to share what she felt was her exclusive right to his affection. Rosalind was deeply unsettled.
"Don't worry, I won't take a penny from the Whitman family fortune," Thalassa entered, her expression cool and detached.
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