The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Hertha was still shaken, her heart pounding in her chest.

How could she survive if the kids were really gone?

Alaric, that unreliable man, why couldn't he ever get his act together?

He had the audacity to take the kids away without telling anyone, clearly trying to upset her.

"Ouch, ouch, Hertha, let go..." Alaric winced as he stood up from his chair, hunched over in pain, his face contorted as he pleaded with Hertha.

Hertha had a grip on his ear just like his mother used to do.

Hertha didn't immediately let go, instead, she huffed, "Think you'll do that again?"

"Never, never, just let go. Everyone's watching, don't I get any dignity?" Alaric glanced around at the onlookers enjoying the show, feeling even more embarrassed.

off with the kids, not caring if my mom and I are dead or alive, and you're worried about your dignity!" The more Hertha thought about it, the tighter she twisted his ear. "Ahhh..." Alaric grimaced in

a KFC run when she saw Hertha, one hand on her hip, the other twisting Alaric's ear while

pulling Hertha away,

turned to see it was her mother,

me handle this,"

stepping forward, her face dark with anger as she scolded Alaric, "What's wrong with you, not taking any responsibility! Acting like you're some kind of lowlife. I'm glad my daughter didn't marry you what would we have done

was venting, airing both old and

hoped to marry Hertha to him, but then he had a child with another

and now he was messing with Hertha's kids. Kimberly

soothing tone, "Kimberly, listen, it was an accident, I just wanted to take the kids out for something they'd like to

mind Alaric calling her that, but now

knowing Kimberly was genuinely

more attempts at charm would only disappoint her