Chapter 1079


    Hertha had no clue about the whirlwind of events that had blown through Thssa''s life recently. She


    just couldn''t wrap her head around it.


    Callum had only known Thssa for a short while, so why on earth would he willingly whisk Thssa


    and her whole brood away from Starhaven?


    If it wasn''t for love, what else could drive a man to such reckless lengths for a woman?


    "It wasn''t an elopement, I told you," Thssa sighed, shaking her head at Hertha''s insatiable appetite


    for romantic gossip, which apparently knew no bounds.


    "Then what was it?" Hertha''s eyes, round and eager, stared at Thssa, waiting expectantly.


    Despite her probing, Thssa hadn''t given a straight answer.


    "It was me who asked Callum to help me escape from Lysander," Thssa finally admitted, knowing


    full well that Hertha''s tenacious nature wouldn''t let the matter rest until she had an answer.


    "You wanted to escape Lysander? But why?" Hertha gasped in surprise.


    Why, indeed?


    Because he had driven Leopold to his demise, his cruelty was unyielding, never once considering her


    feelings.


    Beside him, she felt like a puppet without thoughts, subjected to his every whim. He never knew the


    pain she suffered, the humiliation she endured.


    She yearned for a life unchained, simple, and free.


    The thought of the real reason clenched her heart in pain. The desire to flee the conflict, to live in


    peace, was her vain hope—a hope constantly crushed by Lysander''s controlling grip.


    Thssa''s hand, resting on the bed, clenched slightly as she faced Hertha''s expectant gaze. She


    opted for the most rtable excuse, "An unfruitful affair is better ended sooner rather thanter. I don''t


    want to waste my youth."


    Hertha''s eyes flickered, her curiosity morphing into sympathy. She understood Thssa—what woman


    would want to stay with a man who would nevermit to her?


    It wasn''t just a drain on the spirit, but also a waste of precious time.


    Hertha reached out, stroking Thssa''s head with aforting touch, as one might soothe a little


    kitten. With an affectation of worldly wisdom, she said, "Ah, I get it, you''ve suffered enough. If only I


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    could bear the pain for you."


    Thssa was at a loss for words.


    Are you consoling me, or are you taking a dig at me?


    Letting out a sigh, Hertha pressed on, "But what about Callum? Why would he agree to take you with


    him? Is he secretly pining for you?"


    That was the million-dor question. After all, Callum and Thssa weren''t close, and he had no


    reason to risk offending Lysander by helping her flee.


    Unless he was smitten with Thssa, indifferent to her brood of four with another on the way,


    determined to take her away to a new life!


    To go through such lengths for her, his feelings must be deep indeed.


    Thssa lightly tapped Hertha''s head, saying, "Can''t your mind wander to more serious matters?"


    Hertha pouted, rubbing her head, then shook Thssa''s arm, coaxing, "Come on, spill it. I really can''t


    fathom his motives, and I bet I''m not the only one."


    Hertha''s question reminded Thssa that her frequent, almost fated encounters with Callum, coupled


    with her efforts to disguise the turmoil caused by Bruce''s actions, could easily lead to misinterpretation.


    Not just Lysander, but even Hertha could misconstrue the nature of her rtionship with Callum.


    "He''s helping me because of Leopold," Thssa confided in Hertha, her best friend, whom she could


    tell anything.


    "Leopold?" Hertha eximed in shock.