Chapter 1184


    Lysander lifted his head, gazes like deep pools of midnight gazing into hers.


    Thssa couldn''t hold his stare. Her eyes darted away in a futile evasion.


    He shifted closer, pulling her into an embrace that was both unexpected and inescapable. Thssa


    squirmed briefly.


    Lysander''s arms were unyielding, his voice a lowmand, "Time for bed."


    At his words, Thssa realized he had no ulterior motives and ceased her struggles, allowing him to


    hold her.


    Her ear pressed against his chest, the steady thrum of his heartbeat echoed, causing her own to


    quicken with a mixture of rm and something else at the memory of his earlier question.


    "Being pregnant on your own must''ve been tough," Lysander''s voice was a husky whisper in the


    darkness.


    Thssa floundered, caught off guard by his sudden reference to her past pregnancy.


    She had gone through the experience once before, giving birth to quadruplets.


    Perhaps he''d brought it up because she''d mentioned children taking four to five months before they


    start to stir in the womb. He must have realized she knew the ropes of pregnancy well.


    "It was alright," Thssa said, her voice a soft murmur, "I had food and shelter, and a hospital ready to


    wee me when it was time. There were people to take care of me; everything went smoothly."


    Her pregnancy and childbirth had been overseen by her mother''s vignt care.


    Without her mother, the journey would have been a harrowing one.


    But with her mother''s help, it wasn''t all that bad. And afterward, having her adorable children for


    Over thest five years, aside from the fatigue of earning a living and the sting of gossip for being an


    unwed mother, she had her children''spany, and that healed all wounds swiftly.


    Thssa left much unsaid, but Lysander could sense the bittersweet struggle of a single mother in her


    gentle words.


    He pulled her petite body closer, resting his chin atop her head as he held her, drifting into sleep


    together.


    ...


    Four dayster.


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    Hertha reached out to Thssa, urgencycing her words over the phone.


    "Thssa, you''ve got to take the day off and be with me. I can''t handle this on my own."


    "What''s the matter? Why the panic?" Thssa asked with concern.


    But now her mother was at her wits'' end, insisting on the blind date or threatening to cut ties.


    Hertha was out of excuses.


    Hence the call to Thssa, looking for a lifeline. Content of Drаm??ovels.cоm


    "How are things going with ric?" Thssa inquired, aware of Hertha''s crush.


    "Not great," Hertha answered without hesitation, the annoyance palpable in her tone.


    Thssa heard the disappointment in her friend''s voice and asked, "So, do you want to go on this blind


    date?"