The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet novel Chapter 1159

"Every morning at that same ungodly hour, I'd be there on the bus, waiting for you. And today, you finally showed up," Debby said when she tossed the cap of the water bottle away, standing in front of Thalassa and lifting the bottle high as she began to douse her with gasoline.

The biting stench of fuel assaulted Thalassa's senses, almost suffocating her as the liquid soaked through her clothes, sending a shiver of cold through her muscles.

She clenched; fear and scare had occupied her mind.

"Debby, stop this madness," Thalassa pleaded with a trembling voice. "If I die, you can’t escape this as well. The cops will be all over you in no time..."

"I'll go with you then. What's death to be feared if one you love the most has gone?" Debby answered.

"But think of your parents, your siblings, and your friends who care about you..." Thalassa tried to reach into Debby's dwindling grasp on life. As long as she had someone to care for, she wouldn’t go extreme.

She's clearly trying to die with Thalassa.

But Thalassa couldn't afford to die now. She carried a new life within her; this wasn't just about her anymore. Two lives would be gone if she’s dead.

And she had four little angels at home who needed their mother. Also, she had her own mother to take care of. Her mother would be so agonized if she’s dead.

"Parents?" Debby scoffed and lowered her voice. "They'd rather see me chained in a loveless marriage. I refuse to rot in that prison..."

Getting married to someone she didn't love was just another form of imprisonment which led to a life sentence to unhappiness.

Her heart had died with Leopold, and what remained was a walking corpse.

As Debby finished her grim speech, she had emptied the bottle on Thalassa and discarded it with a clatter on the ground.

Leopold’s grave was encircled with fuel, and Thalassa was tied to his headstone. The grass formed a radius from her body which was soaked in gasoline.

The fumes mingled with the eerie darkness of the graveyard, wrapping Thalassa in a blanket of terror that made her heart pound wildly.

Debby stepped back out of the circle, her face pale and detached as she addressed Thalassa from the other side of the deadly ring, "I'll ignite the outer ring of gasoline. If it burns through the grass and reaches you, it means Leopold wants you with him. Go peacefully," Debby said, her voice hollow. "But if the fire dies before it reaches you, maybe he doesn't want..."

A wave of pain hit her heart as she said it. If Leopold didn’t want her dead, it would mean that he still loved and cared for her despite his demise.

It didn't matter though. Debby had nothing left after Leopold died. If sparing Thalassa meant fulfilling his last wishes, so be it.

"If the flames don't get to you, someone will find you by morning," Debby murmured almost to herself. With a flick of her thumb, she ignited the lighter and set the edge of the grave ablaze.