When Evelyn passed away, Hertha was in the thick of her own family drama, with her parents constantly pushing her to settle


    down and get married. She was so overwhelmed that she forgot to visit or call Thssa for a while.


    It was onlyter that she heard the news.


    Thssa managed a smile and said, "It''s okay, it''s all in the past now."


    As she spoke, she cradled her cup of coffee, hershes casting shadows on her cheeks, a veil for her sorrow.


    The mere mention of her mother could wrench Thssa''s heart with grief.


    Hertha reached out, gently patting Thssa''s shoulder infort. "Don''t be upset, sweetie. Evelyn''s spirit wouldn''t want you to


    be sad.”


    If anyone understood Thssa, it was Hertha. How could she not sense Thssa''s deep-seated pain?


    Thssa set down her ss and smiled broadly, "I''m fine, really. The pain''s behind me."


    "You should be happy now, you know. You''re finally free from Lysander''s clutches,” Hertha remarked.


    The twists and turns of it all had been ryed to Hertha by David.


    Thssa med Lysander for indirectly causing her mother''s death. She also believed that Lysander had always detested


    Evelyn, which was why he had driven her to her end. Just as he had done with Leopold.


    Lysander was cold-blooded and heartless. He was even capable of tormenting his own nephew to death.


    What then would he spare for a woman like Evelyn who was a total stranger to him, and worse, entangled in an illicit affair with


    his sworn enemy?


    Thssa was anguished by Evelyn''s death, and had cut all ties with Lysander. She had eventually found her release.


    Hearing Lysander''s name from Hertha''s lips, Thssa''s already aching heart clenched tighter, her breath catching in a surge of


    pain.


    A month had gone by, and Lysander hadn''t shown up again. He had truly vanished from her world.


    Thssa ought to feel ted, yet the mention of his name sent sharp pangs through her heart.


    Why did joy evade her when it should have been within grasp? Her heart had a will of its own, it seemed.


    Thssa nodded but sidestepped the topic, her mind drifting to another matter. "What about you? How are things with ric?"


    Hertha heaved a sigh. "Don''t even start. You have no idea what I''ve been through."


    "What happened?" Thssa was all ears.


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    "What?! You and ric..." Thssa''s eyes widened in shock, but Hertha quickly mped a hand over her mouth.


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    Thssa nodded, signaling she''d keep her voice low.


    Hertha released her, and Thssa leaned in, gossip-hungry and curious. "So, are you and ric an item now?"This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    The usually bubbly Hertha frowned.


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    "What do you mean?" Thssa was all too eager to learn more, having never heard these stories from Hertha before.