The moment she spotted him, sitting near the entrance in the most conspicuous booth, Alaric!

His charming face was a magnet for eyes, and Hertha recognized him instantly!

Her breath hitched, she quickly grabbed her children's hands, her heart pounding, holding her breath, silently and swiftly moving forward!

As she walked, she silently prayed, please don't see me, Alaric, please don't notice me!

How naive she had been, thinking Ethan would discuss work without bringing Alaric. Didn't she realize that Alaric, being the project director, would definitely be involved in such major design decisions? Luckily, Alaric was drinking his coffee, his gaze obscured, not looking towards the entrance.

Hertha, with her children, made a nerve-wracking escape from the, not yet sighing in relief when she looked up to see two figures approaching!

A middle-aged couple, heads down, chatting and laughing, heading toward the restaurant.

Oh no, it was Hertha's mother and father!

of absence, how could she not recognize her

holding her children's hands, frozen, as she watched the

elderly couple, still sharing a laugh, suddenly noticed the two adorable

gazed at the cherubic little ones, saying, "Oh, look at those

his delight, sighing, "Hertha's always been too stubborn, not contacting us for three years. If she had married Spencer, her children

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to have such adorable grandkids," Kimberly lamented, recalling how Hertha had stubbornly refused to marry Spencer, leading Kimberly to drive her out in a fit of

had been truly heartless, not reaching out to

either. Every time she was about to dial Hertha's number, the memory of Hertha's resolute gaze as she left home would torment Kimberly, anger

parents' discussion, Hertha felt a pang of sadness. As they came closer,

up at their mother, curious about the

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