Chapter 522


    The man stood before the hearth in the living room. His gaze was fixed on thendscape painting


    hanging above it.


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    In rural America, it was customary for each household to hang a painting like that, a symbol of bellef,


    used in celebrations and festivities.


    Typically, by 11 or 12 at night, most people in the vige would have retired to bed, leaving only the


    sounds of chirping crickets and hooting owls.


    Unexpectedly, Thssa found her living room fully lit at thatte hour.


    The man standing in the center of the room had chestnut hair and donned a ck and white tracksuit.


    His attire was casual and youthful, but the figure he cut, staring at the painting, was deste and


    mncholy.


    The man was tall and slender, radiating an aura of cultured warmth.


    It was Leopold!


    Upon seeing him, Thssa’s breath hitched.


    Amelia, having said that Leopold was missing, had used all her connections to search for him but to no


    avail.


    Yet, here he was in her house.


    Upon seeing him, Thssa’s emotions swirled, and there was a cocktail of feelings.


    Hearing the noise behind him, Leopold turned around, and his eyesnded on a woman entering with


    two children. His gaze then shifted to a familiar face.


    A smile broke out on his mncholy face as he said, “Thssa…


    He was about to engage in small talk when his eyes fell on the two other little girls Thssa was


    holding.


    They were short, chubby, and utterly adorable.


    Leopold’s eyes flickered and his smile froze as he asked, “Thssa, these children are…”


    They are Thssa’s quadruplets,” Evelyn interrupted before Thssa could respond. Her voice was


    filled with indignation.


    Upon hearing that, Leopold was shocked, and disbelief washed over him, followed by a wave of pain,


    like a heavyweight punch.


    He had vaguely guessed the children’s identity, but hearing it confirmed had knocked the wind out of


    him. His mind buzzed and went nk.


    Evelyn, holding Dorian and Atticus by the hand, red at Leopold, “What are you doing here in the


    middle of the night? You should be over at Isabe Everhart’s house!”


    Evelyn’s words wereced with hostility and anger.


    Five years before, when Thssa had first mentioned having a boyfriend, she had told Evelyn it was


    serious. She said that they were talking about marriage.


    But then Leopold slept with Isabe Everhart!


    That was why Thssa had broken up with Leopold.


    Evelyn once asked Thssa if Leopold was the father of her children.


    Thssa denied it.


    Seeing Thssa’s firm denial, Evelyn knew she was telling the truth.


    But no matter how much she probed, Thssa imed not to know who the father was and refused to


    discuss what had happened.


    Evelyn, not wanting to push too hard, dropped the matter.


    But the pain Leopold had inflicted on Thssa was real.


    Only a mother could understand how heartbroken and helpless Thssa felt when she found out about


    Leopold’s betrayal.


    Thssa had be pregnant with the children after their breakup.


    It must have been due to the deep hurt she felt that she made a decision she would regret, a decision


    that resulted in her children.