The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

To prevent Hertha from dropping another bombshell in public that would make everyone's cheeks burn and hearts race, she decided not to keep her hanging this time.

As hoped, she gave her the answer, albeit not with Hertha's boldness and ease.

She blushed and nodded shyly, which was her way of responding.

But Hertha, ever the blunt one, didn't catch on. "What does your nod mean? Are you saying he's, you know, good to go in that department? Do you guys, uh, get busy every day?"

With that, Hertha took a sip of her lemonade, looking completely at ease, leaving Thalassa blushing and her heart pounding. She quickly scanned the surroundings, then leaned closer to Hertha, whispering with a flushed face, "He's perfectly normal, and yes, we've, you know, but it's not like it's an everyday thing. Who does that every day, anyway? Okay, let's drop it. Please, no more questions." Hertha, holding her lemonade, chuckled so hard she shook.

Thalassa felt utterly embarrassed, grabbed her own lemonade, and took a gulp to calm her nerves.

"Thalassa, how come after all these years, you still haven't thickened your skin?" Hertha teased.

"You think I'm like you, only growing in skin thickness?" Thalassa retorted.

seems to be improving,

carefree, without any concern

talked to Alaric about Georgia's kid?" Thalassa remembered the pressing issue

her eyes

the child Georgia brought wasn't hers and Alaric's but was actually hired from an orphanage to play along in their charade. This truth threw Hertha into

Thalassa understood Hertha's dilemma.

your time to think it through, figuring out what you truly want

focusing on jewelry design. Since it was just starting, many departments needed further

which refined the company's

David knocked and entered,

reporting respectfully, "Mr. Sinclair,

years ago it was