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.

was hiding behind 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.' Only kids could be

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

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

Hertha with a serious expression and beckoned her over, lowering her voice, "We need to talk.

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she was in for a lecture, a reckoning for past

at Ashton, stuck out her tongue

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 and got yourself pregnant before marriage, and now the kids are growing up without a

"Mom, it's not what I

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

the children to overhear; after

said, "Mom, you don't understand. When you all wanted me to marry Spencer, I was already pregnant. If I had married him without telling him the truth, wouldn't that