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.

little tyke trying to squeeze under the sofa, failing miserably with his

the drapes-a classic case of 'if I can't see you, you can't see me.' Only kids could

immediately saw through their

game, she said, "Oh my, Julian and Helena are so well hidden, Grandma can't find you anywhere." While

with a serious expression and beckoned her over, lowering her voice, "We need

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mother's demeanor that she was in for a lecture,

tongue playfully, and followed her mother to the

yourself respectable, to understand the importance of self-worth, to protect yourself. What have you done? You went and got yourself pregnant before marriage, and now the kids are growing up

pouted, rubbing her sore arm, "Mom, it's not what I wanted...

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 fatherless!" Kimberly couldn't get over the past. Her anger made her chest heave, speaking

down, not wanting the children to

I had married him without telling him the truth, wouldn't that have

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