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.

the candies and started munching on them, their faces

in their

wrinkled with laughter “Ah,

four kids scampered

small figures disappear, Astrid’s laughter turned into tears. Her heart ached so much

was about their age when

still alive, her child would be

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

been many years now. What’s hard to accept is for us, the

a lump in her throat. She was a mother too, aware of the unbearable pain of losing a

with

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

Thalassa nodded.

buried in Hollowbrook’s

get there, they had to cross a narrow, dirt

along the path ahead like little bunnies,

hearty, walked on

arrived at the

the city, rural graves weren’t cemented neatly but were simple earthen graves with rudimentary