She hadn't done anything to provoke him!

She couldn't care less about him, diverting her gaze from Alaric's furious eyes towards the door, catching a glimpse of Spencer and Emmeline standing there.

Her heart, racing with nerves, finally settled down. It wasn't her two little angels at the door after all.

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Letting out a deep sigh of relief, she thought, "Man, that was a close call. Feels like my heart's running a marathon. A few more scares like that, and I'll be on my way to a heart attack." Clearly, Alaric coming over was a no-go from now on. Way too risky.

Hertha managed a smile, strolling over to warmly greet them, "Spencer, Emmeline, you made it! Come in, make yourselves at home."

"Sure, thanks, Ms. Kensington," Emmeline replied with her sweet smile, linking her arm through Spencer's as they stepped inside.

Alaric, ready to join them, turned towards the house.

as she gave him a sideways look, "The

frowned in displeasure, "Hertha, isn't it a bit obvious you're treating

street. Bye now," Hertha pushed him out the door, pointing towards his house across the way. Then, she retreated

soured further. He exhaled a

about how Hertha still seemed to care about Spencer's opinion, it was clear she hadn't moved on

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he'd chosen to walk away silently, not stepping forward to clarify. He'd decided

he hadn't stepped back then, if he'd explained how he'd mistaken Georgia for her that drunken night, that he

up with

now, three years later, was too

no such thing as

that?" Kimberly asked, wiping her hands on her apron as she emerged

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