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.

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.' Only kids could be so

saw through their amateurish hide-and-seek tactics, barely containing

caught sight of Hertha walking in. Instead of continuing the game, she said, "Oh my, Julian and

and beckoned her over, lowering her voice, "We need to talk.

NOW PLAY YOUR

FAVOURITE GAMES ON

knew by her mother's demeanor that she was in for a lecture, a reckoning for past

her tongue playfully,

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 and got yourself pregnant before marriage, and

sore arm, "Mom, it's not what I wanted... If

him, you and Spencer's kids would be two by now, and they wouldn't be fatherless!" Kimberly couldn't get over the past. Her anger made her chest heave, speaking in a low

wanting the children to overhear; after

was already pregnant. If I had married him without telling him the truth, wouldn't that have been deceiving him? It