The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Before he slipped into unconsciousness, he made a promise to her, swearing on his life to protect her. After that, they would be even, no debts between them. Their story had ended three years ago, on a day soaked in blood....

Yet, he still harbored the foolish hope that Thalassa would change her mind and agree to marry him...

Hertha returned to her parents' house.

Kimberly and Ashton were busy playing with the kids.

"Julian, Helena, are you guys hidden yet? Grandma's done counting and coming to find you," Kimberly said with a voice full of tenderness and warmth. "We're hidden."

"We're hidden."

The two little ones replied with their soft, cute voices.

Hertha looked towards the source of the voices and saw one little tyke trying to squeeze under the sofa, failing miserably with his little bottom sticking out.

the curtains, shoes peeking out, thinking he was completely invisible by pressing further into the drapes-a classic case of 'if I can't see you, you can't see me.'

course, Kimberly immediately saw through their amateurish

Hertha walking in. Instead of continuing the game, she said, "Oh my, Julian and Helena are so well hidden, Grandma can't find you anywhere." While saying this, she gestured to

her

NOW PLAY YOUR

FAVOURITE GAMES ON

demeanor that she was in for a lecture, a reckoning for

stuck out her tongue playfully, and followed her mother

and slapped her on the arm, frustrated, "Hertha, how have I always taught you? To keep yourself respectable, to understand the importance of self-worth, to protect yourself. What have you done? You went

it's not what I wanted... If I had a choice, who would want

you mean you had no choice! Spencer was a catch, if you had married him, you and Spencer's kids would be two by

the children to overhear; after all, they

me to marry Spencer, I was already pregnant. If I had married him without telling