The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Hertha blinked innocently, puzzled at the accusation of being naive.

Kimberly pressed on, "Do you really think it's just by chance he moved next door? Come on!"

"It's just a coincidence," Hertha insisted.

"Only you would believe that. In a place as big as Starhaven, with its myriad neighborhoods, he ends up right next to you? Use your head!"

It was as if a lightbulb went off in Hertha's head, a moment of sudden clarity.

Right, of all the neighborhoods in Starhaven, why did Alaric Falconer choose hers, and not just the same area but the same building, the same floor?

to coincidence. But he knew. She'd actually believed in

if it's not like that?" Hertha still harbored doubts about

I'm testing him,"

to grab his passport and marry me. That's not testing; that's handing me over on

a hint of mischief, "You think you're not naive? Marriage isn't just about having a passport

you break up with

love will overcome any obstacle to be with you. If he brings that passport, it shows he's determined to marry you. If not,

was duly impressed, "You're right; experience

if he gets it, he might never be welcome in the Falconer household again. He could lose his standing,"

fall for him because of