The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Hertha rolled her eyes at him and went to the playroom to call the kids for dinner.

"Daddy!" Helena wiggled her little legs excitedly and ran towards Alaric.

The sweet baby voice calling out "Daddy" was melting hearts all around.

Alaric turned around to see Helena running towards him, like a little marshmallow, all soft and adorable, straight into his heart.

Overwhelmed with fatherly love, Alaric quickly stood up, took big strides forward, and scooped Helena into his arms, his smile gentle and loving: "Helena, time for dinner." His voice instinctively turned sing-song.

Looking up, he saw Hertha walking over with Julian, who was looking up with those big, round eyes filled with envy at Helena in his arms.

A surge of affection moved Alaric. He stepped forward, knelt down, and with his other arm, lifted Julian too: "Julian, buddy, let daddy give you a hug too."

As he said this, Alaric cheekily rubbed his cheek against Julian's little face.

stern-faced Julian burst into a tender, innocent

to scold him when she saw Julian's smile. She

joy and touched by her own hardships over the past three

the children were too young to understand anything, but she realized they understood everything. Their longing for a father was far beyond her imagination. Kimberly, carrying dishes out

sparkling as she boasted: "Granny,

I'm in daddy's arms!" Julian couldn't hide

misunderstood Alaric before, thinking he was bullying their mom and was full of hostility towards him, even calling him the

their mom acknowledged the mean uncle as their

his sister now had a dad, no longer the children others said were

repeatedly: "Yes, yes, granny knows you've got a daddy now, and granny's

said, her eyes

grandchildren, pitying them for growing up without a father's love. Now, knowing they had