The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Kimberly had been eavesdropping from the kitchen, not daring to step out but also not wanting to miss a word of the conversation happening outside. The visitors were none other than Alaric's grandparents! To her surprise, they had already met Hertha's kids and were now joyfully playing games with them! This was enough to send Kimberly into a panic.

Hertha was equally flustered, barely managing to tell Kimberly, "I have no clue how things got to this point. Just serve them dinner and hopefully, they'll leave soon." The very presence of the guests was making Hertha jittery.

Kimberly wanted to express her frustration but seeing Hertha so distressed, she couldn't bring herself to add to her worries. Reluctantly, she went back to her cooking duties.

"Great-Grandma, you got this piece wrong. It should go over here to make the house," little Helena, with a wisdom beyond her years, corrected Beatrice's mistake and rearranged a piece of the puzzle. Despite being corrected, Beatrice's face lit up with a smile, her wrinkles bunching together as she graciously accepted the guidance. "Oh, bless your heart, you're absolutely right, Great-Grandma made a boo- boo. You're such a smart cookie," she chuckled, her eyes brimming with love and admiration for Helena as if she was the most precious thing on earth.

all smiles, looking at the children with a gentle and loving gaze. The grandparents and the kids were sitting together on a foam mat, completely absorbed in

took a deep breath to muster her courage and put on a smile to

asked, hoping to be part of their

sit next to daddy," Helena said, pulling Hertha

thinking of him first. If only she knew what was really

she couldn't bear to disappoint her. Besides, with Alaric's grandparents right there, would seem odd to refuse too vehemently. So, she found bet sitting next to Alaric, who was giving her one of his sly, charming looks. It made Hertha uneasy, prompting

then noticed Beatrice and Remington giving them a knowing look. She quickly tried to explain, "Remington, Beatrice, actually, these kids aren't..."