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.

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

immediately saw through their amateurish hide-and-seek

she was about to seek them, she caught sight of Hertha walking in. Instead of continuing the game, she said, "Oh my, Julian and Helena are so well hidden, Grandma can't find you

serious expression and beckoned her over,

NOW PLAY YOUR

FAVOURITE GAMES ON

that she was in for a lecture, a reckoning for

Ashton, stuck out her tongue playfully, and followed her mother to the

the door 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 and got yourself pregnant before marriage, and now

rubbing her sore arm, "Mom, it's not what I wanted... If I had a choice, who would want

be two by now,

voice down, not wanting the

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