Hertha rolled her eyes at Alaric, clearly unimpressed.

Undeterred, Alaric kept babbling as he followed her, "This time, it's really like the sun rising in the west."

No sooner had he finished his sentence than Hertha shot him another eye roll. Everyone knew the sun could never rise in the west. He was still trying to deceive her with such nonsense.

"Oops, I misspoke again. What I meant to say was, this time, you can trust that I'm sincere. The moment I found out that Alar isn't my son, you were the first person I thought of. I'm scared of losing you. Please, give me another chance."

Alaric's words came straight from the heart. He had already lost three years, and life, whether long or short, seemed to flash by in an instant. If he and Hertha didn't spend their youth together, they would miss out on countless joyous moments in their old age. So, Alaric didn't want to waste any more precious time.

son have to do with me? Stop bugging me!" Hertha snapped, pushing Alaric

he couldn't stand her

and honking, normally wouldn't bother him, but at that moment, it felt particularly grating. Everything seemed to irritate

compared to three years ago when she had a fuller, more endearing figure. Now, she seemed so thin, her

how,

that, he hadn't seen Hertha for a long time. When they next met, she

melancholy and maturity. For some, maturity was an appealing trait,

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