Thssa thought that the joy of being with her kids wouldn’tst for long.


    Once Fitch reported to Lysander that the children were missing, he''de looking for them, for sure.


    But to Thssa’s surprise, things didn''t turn out that way. The children had been staying at Star Harbor Vi with her for several


    days now. During this time, it was Evelyn who drove them to and from school, everything proceeding as smoothly as if Lysander


    didn’t know they were gone.


    This situation was unnervingly abnormal.


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    Impossible!


    It might be understandable not to notice for a few hours, but now it had been days.


    And Lysander hadn''te looking.


    Nor had he called her.


    Thssa found the situation increasingly suspicious. The more smooth things were, the more on edge she felt, like the eerie


    calm before a storm.


    But seeing Evelyn so happy, Thssa chose not to dwell on her doubts.


    She let Evelyn carry on with the school runs while Thssa got back to work.


    Upon her return to the Crawley Group, Ethan said, “Thssa, perfect timing. Come on, let''s go check out themercial shoot.”


    “Whatmercial shoot?” Thssa had been out of the loop for a few days.


    “The new smartphone campaign,” Ethan exined. “The whole thing got put on ice after Susan''s ident. They''ve supposedly


    found a new face for it, and we need to take a look. If we like what we see, we''ll direct the shoot on the spot. If not, it''s back to


    the drawing board.”


    Thssa got it. She was to visit the ad agency and oversee themercial shoot.


    But thest thing Thssa wanted was to go there, risking a run-in with those she''d rather avoid. Besides, that ce was a


    hotbed of drama, the very same ce where Lysander had mistakenly thought she tried to crush him with a prop.


    The very thought of going back there cast a shadow on her heart.


    “Mr. Ethan, why don''t you go on your own? I''ll stay here and handle the paperwork,” Thssa said, maintaining a polite smile.


    “There''s no paperwork left to handle now. What, you nning on twiddling your thumbs in the office?” Ethan asked, looking at


    her leisurely.


    “What? | haven''t been at work for days. Shouldn''t there be a mountain of paperwork?” Thssa was genuinely surprised.


    Ethan''s lips curled into a smile as he said, “That''s not a problem. I’ve finished it.”


    Thssa was surprised. “Mr. Ethan, you mean you''ve been doing my job for me. Maybe you should just hire another secretary.’


    “Forget it. You know Lysander and how protective he is. | could hire a dozen secretaries and he’d find a way to send them


    packing,” Ethan said, quite aware of Lysander''s temperament and the fate of his previous assistants.


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    Ethan had a way of making Thssa feel guilty. Because of her joining in, Ethan’s office had lost two secretaries.


    Now it was just her, and she was frequently arrivingte or taking days off.


    And Ethan had taken on the tasks of the secretary himself when she was away.


    Thssa felt a twinge of guilt.


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    But Ethan had cleared her workload, and persisting in her refusal seemed really inappropriate.