Chapter 1390


    Thssa felt the unweing hint in Zephyr''s gaze, as piercing as a hawk''s, and her heart sank, her eyes casting downward.


    She knew Zephyr had no affection for her, that his heart harbored a profound resentment towards her.


    Her presence now would surely have him cursing her a thousand times over in his mind.


    Yet, even at the risk of igniting Zephyr''s wrath, Thssa had toe. She couldn''t abandon Lysander.


    "Zephyr, let me introduce you," Joshua began, oblivious to Zephyr''s darkening countenance. "This is my newly acknowledged


    daughter, Thssaa. In time, | n to give her my family name, make her a Whitman."


    Joshua''s timely intervention eased Thssa''s difort. She quickly nced at him, finding a gaze filled with the warmth of old


    friendship towards Zephyr.


    The genial expression seemed to plead for peace, to be too kind to shatter.


    Especially by Zephyr. He hade out personally to greet Joshua.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    The Sinir and the Whitman families had been friends for generations, and it would be a travesty to let an old friendship be


    spoiled over a mere woman.


    Zephyr''s hawk-like focus shifted from Thssa, and when he looked back at Joshua, his face wore a polite smile once again.


    "Joshua," he said in a tone that was both casual and pointed, "the world''s full of con artists these days. They don''t just steal


    hearts, they steal identities, too. Watch yourself."


    Zephyr wasn''t the least bit surprised at Joshua''s introduction of Thssa as his daughter. Instead, he calmly warned Joshua to


    beware of frauds.


    He didn''t believe for a second that Thssa was Joshua''s blood.


    This woman was cunning, a master of deception who had ensnared both Leopold and Lysander in her web.


    The Sinir family had given her an ultimatum: she was to have no contact with any of their kin anymore.


    Yet here she was worming her way to Joshua now! She truly was a menace.


    Zephyr''s sidelong nces towards Thssa were filled with hostility and revulsion.


    Hearing Zephyr''sments, Thssa''s hands clenched slightly. She could tell he was insinuating she was the fraud pretending


    to be Joshua''s daughter.


    Joshua chuckled lightly, addressing Zephyr, "You''re absolutely right, Zephyr. | dide across a con artist recently. A woman


    iming to be my daughter showed up with jade pearls. Luckily, I''m not so easily fooled by sweet talk."


    Thssa looked at Joshua in surprise.