Chapter 1412

“Aunt Thalassa, can I have a hug?” Helena nestled softly into Thalassa’s embrace, her chubby little arms wrapped around Thalassa’s neck, and her plump cheeks rubbed affectionately against Thalassa’s face.

Tiny tears transferred onto Thalassa’s skin, soft and cool, melting right into her heart.

“Of course, Helena. Aunt Thalassa loves you to the moon and back, Thalassa cooed, leaning in to press her cheek gently against

Helena’s.

Hertha came into the room, carrying Julian with a beaming smile. “I told you to come up with me. I couldn’t carry both munchkins by myself.”

Hertha’s face lit up with joy whenever she saw her two adorable children, a happiness that radiated from within.

She felt that her greatest achievement in life was giving birth to two bright and lovely kids.

Three years ago, the night Hertha agreed to help Alaric break off his engagement, she believed his sweet nothings, thinking he truly cared only for her and would marry her.

Naively, she agreed to sleep with him. Little did she expect that from just that one night, she would become pregnant.

And with twins, no less!

Hertha was stunned just like Thalassa, finding herself expecting before marriage!

But having been the godmother to Thalassa’s four kids, and with her love for children, the moment Hertha discovered her pregnancy, she made a resolute decision. She would have her babies and raise them on her own as a strong, independent single mother!

She couldn’t possibly turn to Alaric, especially after witnessing him in bed with Georgia and with their wedding on the horizon. Alaric’s mother, Angelina, in an attempt to humiliate her, even offered her a hefty sum to stay away from Alaric.

With the Falconer family acting so ruthlessly, how could she shamelessly approach Alaric to acknowledge their children?

So, she gave birth to them secretly. Like Thalassa once did, she became a joyous single mother.

Hertha was confident that as long as she kept her distance, Alaric would never discover the existence of their two children. Nor would she ever let the Falconer family take them away.

“Ms. Kensington, you’re back. I’m sorry, I was busy cooking and couldn’t tend to the little ones,” Bridget apologized as she emerged from the kitchen, holding a spatula.

Bridget, a simple woman in her fifties, was the babies‘ nanny. She was hired to take care of the children and manage the household chores.

Hertha was a successful jewelry designer and earned a comfortable living. Supporting two children and affording a nanny was well

within her means.

As for why Hertha didn’t ask her own mother for help with the kids, it was because she had never told her parents that she had become a mother! She went even further than Thalassa in keeping secrets. She hadn’t even told her own parents!

parents were completely unaware that they had two grandchildren who were already

abroad for work for a year. She secluded herself in her own

for the kids. I couldn’t be more grateful,” Hertha

with Hertha since her pregnancy, looking after her and the children

Chapter 1413

Chapter 1413

woman, a hard worker with a heart of gold. Over the

of my duty. Ms. Kensington, Ms. Everhart, I bet you haven’t eaten yet. I’ve got one more dish

and Thalassa each cradling a child, settled onto the couch.

though Thalassa thought she was off to play, the toddler fished out a pack of cookies from between the

a chocolate chip cookie, she held it up to Thalassa,

and offered it to Hertha

wanted Hertha to take. His innocent

was a heartwarming sight

pure love, she obliged with

the cookie in

As Thalassa ate the cookie, she smiled and tousled Helena’s soft hair. “Thanks, Helena. Did you hear Bridget say we hadn’t eaten, so you brought

Helena nodded

at your age,” Thalassa said, gently caressing Helena’s cheek,

hospital and forbade her from seeing them. And with all

with a mix of curiosity and complaint, “Thalassa, does Zephyr really not allow you to see your children even once?”

down as she

let them see their mother? Isn’t he afraid they’ll resent him when they

kids to a military–style boarding school. They’re not allowed to just come and go,”

so young? Those places are tough.

grew up in a military school as well.” Thalassa only

did to Lysander. Looks like he does care about them in his own way. But keeping you them is just too cruel to both you and the kids. Maybe once Lysander

if struck by a sudden idea, Hertha exclaimed, “Wait, I know

from

off her funk and asked curiously, “How?”

gotta visit Dr. Funke.”

even give us the time of day,” Thalassa lamented.

some contract or something? We can just go with

buts about it, leave this to me,” Hertha proclaimed, her indignation fueling

Falconer Group,

may I ask who you’re here to

preventing any potentially ill–intentioned visitor from disturbing the upper echelons of

the receptionist, “I’m an old friend

the receptionist asked, her expression stern,

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