The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Kimberly decided it was time to have a heart-to-heart with that man. After all, it's not every day that Hertha finds someone she clicks with so well. Why wait for some distant stroke of fate when the right person could be right in front of you?

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Hertha noticed her mother's hurried demeanor and asked curiously, "Mom, where are you off to?"

Kimberly paused mid-step, looking at Hertha with a guilty flutter in her eyes, and said, "We're out of soy sauce. I'm just going to run to the store and grab some."

"Why don't I go? You keep cooking," Ashton offered, standing up to leave.

Kimberly quickly shut him down, "No need, I'll go. Just sit down, will you!"

With that, she hurried out, carefully closing the door behind her to keep Hertha from seeing her once she was outside.

was securely closed, Kimberly took a moment to make sure it was properly shut, ensuring no one inside could see her. Then,

wearing a cream-colored shirt, black trousers, and black leather shoes. The top two buttons of his shirt were undone, revealing a hint of his appealing physique and his captivating, lazy yet alluring

by his appearance, understanding

woman he didn't recognize at first, was instinctively

mother; he had seen her at Hertha's

obviously flustered, Alaric broke the silence, "Can

to reality, Kimberly said, "Yes, I needed to talk

peeked inside, asking, "May I

welcoming her in

in, taking in the cozy, cream-colored decor of Alaric's place. The furniture was minimalistic, catering to

offered, fetching a bottle of water

water, "I'm fine, thank you. Let's sit. I came to talk about you and

conversation was about Hertha, sat opposite Kimberly, waiting for

beat