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.

trying to squeeze under the sofa,

shoes peeking out, thinking he was completely invisible by pressing further into the drapes-a classic case of 'if I can't see you, you can't see me.' Only kids

through their

she was about to seek them, she caught sight of Hertha walking in. Instead of continuing the game, she said, "Oh my, Julian and Helena are so well hidden,

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

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that she was in for a lecture, a reckoning

out her tongue playfully,

you? To keep yourself respectable, to understand the importance of self-worth, to protect yourself. What have you done? You went and got yourself pregnant before

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

kids would be two by now, and they wouldn't be fatherless!" Kimberly couldn't get

her voice down, not wanting the children

to marry Spencer, I was already pregnant. If I had married him without telling him the truth, wouldn't that have been deceiving him? It wouldn' have been fair

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