The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 62

Im fine, just a bit under the weather, Astrid said with a grin plastered across her face as they returned

“Astrid, we’re back!” Elowen, lively as a bunny, hopped over to Astrid’s bedside. Her round face was lit up with a sweet smile.

“Elowen, you’re back. Let me take a look at you. Wow, you’re growing up to be quite the heartbreaker, Astrid said, her face filled with love as she gently caressed Elowen’s soft cheeks.

“Hi, Astrid,” Dorian chimed in, moving closer to greet Astrid.

“Astrid,” Atticus added.

“Hello, Astrid.” Sophia came forward to greet her too.

Astrid was grinning from ear to ear. Tve got loads of sweets. Let me fetch them for you.”

She got off the bed and pulled out a handful of beautifully wrapped candies from her cupboard, distributing them among the four children.

These candies were gifts from the villagers during festivals. She’d saved them for when the kids came around.

with the candies and started munching on them,

they chorused in their cute little

wrinkled with laughter “Ah,

four kids scampered

small figures disappear, Astrid’s laughter turned into tears. Her

daughter was about their age when she

were still alive, her child would be as old as

quickly handed her a tissue. “Astrid, it’s all in the past. I believe Celia must have been reborn somewhere else by now, living

her sobs and said. ‘It’s been many years now. What’s

mother too, aware of the unbearable pain of losing

could empathize with Astrid’s anguish

wiped her tears and regained her composure. “Let’s pack up and

Thalassa nodded.

in

had to cross a narrow, dirt ridden

the path ahead like little bunnies,

still hale and hearty, walked on her

arrived at

rural graves weren’t cemented neatly but were simple earthen