The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

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!

they had two grandchildren

a story about being sent abroad for work for a year. She secluded herself in her own purchased home with a nanny to care for

worry. You don’t have to apologize. You manage our home and care for the kids. I couldn’t be more grateful,” Hertha said, ever

her pregnancy, looking after her and the children

Chapter 1413

Chapter 1413

of gold. Over the years, she had been

“you pay me a fair wage, and looking after you is part of my duty. Ms. Kensington, Ms. Everhart, I bet you haven’t eaten yet. I’ve got one more dish to whip up, and then dinner is served.”

a child, settled onto the

to play, the toddler fished out a pack of cookies from between the couch cushions instead.

up to Thalassa, “Auntie Thalassa,

from Hertha’s holding, grabbed a cookie, and offered it to Hertha with all the

himself opened his mouth wide, mimicking the action he wanted Hertha to take. His innocent eyes were

a heartwarming sight

she obliged

placed the cookie in her mouth.

Helena’s soft hair. “Thanks, Helena. Did

Helena nodded vigorously.

was just as thoughtful and adorable when she was at your age,” Thalassa said, gently caressing Helena’s cheek, her mind

thought of her four little darlings. It had been three years since Zephyr took the children away from the hospital and forbade her from seeing them. And with all her energy focused on caring for

Hertha asked with a mix of curiosity and complaint, “Thalassa, does Zephyr really

down as she nodded.

mother? Isn’t he afraid they’ll

that Zephyr sent the kids to a military–style boarding school. They’re not allowed to just come and go,” Thalassa replied.

boarding school so young? Those places are tough. Can the kids handle

military school as well.” Thalassa only knew about her children’s lives through

But keeping you them is just too cruel to both you and the kids. Maybe once

a sudden idea, Hertha exclaimed, “Wait, I know how we can get Lysander the

from

shook off her funk and asked curiously,

gotta visit Dr. Funke.”

Dr. Funke won’t even give us

Alaric a dinner to sign some contract or something? We can just

buts about it, leave this to me,”

the Falconer Group, striding with determined steps toward

stopped, “Miss, may I ask who you’re here to

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

told the receptionist, “I’m an old

appointment?” the receptionist asked, her