Before he slipped into unconsciousness, he made a promise to her, swearing on his life to protect her. After that, they would be even, no debts between them. Their story had ended three years ago, on a day soaked in blood....

Yet, he still harbored the foolish hope that Thalassa would change her mind and agree to marry him...

Hertha returned to her parents' house.

Kimberly and Ashton were busy playing with the kids.

"Julian, Helena, are you guys hidden yet? Grandma's done counting and coming to find you," Kimberly said with a voice full of tenderness and warmth. "We're hidden."

"We're hidden."

The two little ones replied with their soft, cute voices.

looked towards the source of the voices and saw one little tyke trying to squeeze under the sofa, failing

into the drapes-a classic case of 'if I can't see you, you can't

immediately saw through their amateurish hide-and-seek tactics, barely

of Hertha walking in. Instead of continuing the game, she said, "Oh my, Julian and Helena are so

serious expression and beckoned her over, lowering

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stuck out her tongue playfully, and followed her mother

door and slapped her on the arm, frustrated, "Hertha, how have I always taught you? To keep yourself respectable, to understand the importance of self-worth, to protect yourself.

pouted, rubbing her sore arm, "Mom, it's not what I wanted... If I had a choice, who would

mean you had no choice! Spencer was a catch, if you had married him, you and Spencer's kids would be two by now, and they wouldn't be

kept her voice down, not wanting the children to overhear; after all, they

had married him without telling him the truth, wouldn't

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