The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Before anyone could even react, Thalassa had already grabbed Lydia by the arm and was making a beeline for the door.

Hertha was the first to snap out of it, scrambling to catch up. "Hey, Thalassa, wait for me!"

"You can't go," Ethan stood firmly, blocking Hertha's path, adamant about not letting her leave. If Hertha left, it would make explaining things with Alaric even more complicated.

After ensuring Hertha stayed put in the room, Ethan dashed out and slammed the door shut behind him.

As Hertha yanked at the door, Ethan's fading voice reached her, "I'm off then, Alaric's fate is in your hands!"

By the time Hertha managed to get the door open, Ethan, Thalassa, and Lydia were already out the door, which was now firmly shut behind them.

Realizing it was too late to chase after them and struggling with the idea of abandoning Alaric, Hertha couldn't bring herself to actually do it.

a huff, she turned around, glaring at Alaric who was lying in bed,

but smile, teasingly saying, "I don't need everyone, just having you

around and pushed him away, "Off you go, back to bed. Didn't Lydia say you'd be better after

efforts to get out of bed, Hertha pushed Alaric

in, she told him, "You get

going?" Alaric

reassured him, "I'll be in the living room. Just call me

she left the

so she didn't need to worry about them. Otherwise, even if

the father of her children. She couldn't just stand by and watch the kids' father die, could

that she wasn't staying because she cared for him; it was