Chapter 1282


    Before long, the boat docked at the shore.


    With a gentle hand, Thssa helped Evelyn up onto thend. They needed a ride back to the hotel.


    Lysander hailed a cab, and soon the group of four were on their way back to the hotel.


    Callum, who was nursing a twisted ankle,gged behind.


    With concern etched on her face, Thssa quickly escorted Evelyn back to their room.


    Lysander followed suit. Turning around, Thssa found his towering frame beside her. She took a


    deep breath and tried to shake off the heaviness in her chest.


    "Mom’s and my clothes are all in this room," she said to Lysander. "Did you bring any clothes with you?


    If not, you might want to hit up the mall for a new outfit. Yours are soaked through."


    What she was really saying was that she and her mother needed privacy to change clothes.


    Lysander had imed their room the day before, and Evelyn had to bunk elsewhere for the night. After


    today''s ordeal, Thssa was determined not to let him disce her mother again.


    "It''s fine. I can find another room." Sensing Thssa''s wary of Lysander, Evelyn stood to leave.


    But Lysander turned and strode out of the room after a brief nce at Thssa.


    Once he was gone, Thssa let out a sigh of relief and helped Evelyn settle back down.


    "I''ll grab the clothes. You should take a warm shower first." Thssa rummaged through their suitcase


    —it was packed with a few changes of clothes for the trip.


    She handed a set to Evelyn and waited outside while her mother showered.


    After a while, Evelyn emerged, and it was Thssa''s turn.


    Exiting the steamy bathroom, Thssa found Evelyn sitting on the bed, her eyes zed over, lost in


    thought, devoid of their usual spark.


    Thssa dreaded seeing her mother like this. She sat beside her and asked softly, "Mom, what''s on


    your mind?"


    Evelyn snapped back to reality and nced at Thssa. "I''m thinking about Lysander."


    Thssa waited for her to continue.


    "Why would someone of his stature leap into the water to save me? He gotpletely drenched. He


    must have done it for you. He''s kind to those around you, yet he won''t marry you."


    The thought weighed heavily on Evelyn''s heart.


    Thssa felt a pang in her chest at her mother''s words, her gaze dropping slightly.


    Should she tell her mother that Lysander had hesitated for a long time before deciding to save her?


    That he only jumped in when he saw her sinking and couldn''t bear it any longer?


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    Would that disappoint her?


    Besides, Thssa had stopped fretting over whether Lysander would marry her.


    She had given up on that a long time ago.


    And now, even if Lysander wanted to marry her, she wouldn''t ept.


    "Mom, don''t overthink it. If you''re tired, why not take a nap?" Thssa suggested.


    Evelyn looked at the bed where she had sat in her wet clothes, dampening the sheets.


    "I''ll call the front desk to have them change the sheets," she said while waiting for the call to connect.


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    Soon enough, someone answered. Thssa said, "This is room 201. Could we get a change of sheets,


    please?"


    Thssa was surprised. She hadn''t expected a refusal.