That day in the elevator, Alaric caught a glimpse of the kids! And there they were, tagging along with Emmeline, leading him to assume Emmeline was their mom.

He couldn't let Alaric dig any deeper; otherwise, Hertha's secret about the kids would be out in the open. Hertha had gone through hell and back just to keep her children under wraps, away from Alaric's knowledge. He couldn't let Hertha's efforts go to waste because of him.

Spencer yanked his hand free from Alaric's grip, irritation clear in his voice as he snapped, "Mr. Falconer, do you always stick your nose where it doesn't belong?"

"What do you mean by 'where it doesn't belong'?" Alaric straightened up, his gaze fierce and angry as he locked eyes with Spencer. "If you were a nobody to me, I wouldn't even bother looking your way. But you're Hertha's husband! A married man, and here you are, proposing to another woman. How can you justify that to Hertha?"

The words came out filled with indignation and rage. Had Alaric not been restraining himself, he would have thrown a punch at Spencer right then and there.

"You're saying what? Spencer is married?" Emmeline was so shocked she could barely compose herself.

his proposal, and if Emmeline got the wrong idea, his chance at marriage would slip away again. Standing up abruptly, Spencer cas a nervous glance at Emmeline, then turned back to Alaric, anger tinting his

really are the lowest of the low! Hertha waits for you to come home every evening, and here you are, wining and dining

knew you were this kind of person..." Emmeline, in a fit of anger, tried to fling the ring she was wearing at him. Quick as a flash, Spencer stepped forward and grabbed Emmeline's hand, "Emmeline, don't listen to him; I'm not that

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married!" Emmeline demanded, struggling to free her hand, her breaths coming in

him. If he didn't clear the air now, he might never get another chance. It had taken three years of dating to find someone like Emmeline, and now it was all about to go down the drain.

idea to trick him. Hertha and I are just friends, which you know. Hertha and I aren't married.

Emmeline wouldn't take his word for it, Spencer went into detail about the whole

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