Hertha always had a way of talking to Alaric that was blunt and direct, no beating around the bush.

Her aim was to keep Alaric's focus on her, to prevent him from digging into whether Emmeline was a single mom or not.

It was incredibly coincidental when Emmeline, accompanied by Julian and Helena, was about to take the elevator and ran into Alaric. This allowed him to witness Emmeline with her two kids.

And when Spencer proposed to Emmeline, Alaric just happened to catch them in the act. So, in Alaric's mind, Emmeline was a single mom who had Spencer wrapped around her finger.

"What are you on about, Hertha? My words are exactly what they seem, no hidden meanings," Alaric retorted, his striking eyes challenging Hertha.

"Is that so? Seems like Mr. Falconer enjoys poking his nose into other people's business," Hertha quipped back with a smirk, ready to spar verbally.

What did it matter to him if someone was a single mother? Why was he so invested?

locked onto

met hers, intensity meeting

people, it felt like they were the only two in the room, their focus

defiance, though beneath it, she was anxious, worried that Alaric's probing might reveal the true identity of

eyes softening, saw a glimpse of the old Hertha - always ready to bicker, always challenging him, but with a heart full of warmth, ready to leap towards him. Donovan, witnessing the tension between Hertha and Alaric, felt his anxiety

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