Alaric cast a deep, lingering look at the child cradled in Kimberly's arms before glancing down at the little boy tugging at his jeans, pushing against him with his small hands.

Both children called Hertha "Mom," which meant... they were both Hertha's!

They looked so young, barely over a year old!

In the three years since Hertha had started seeing Spencer, how many other men had there been? Two kids already!

hopes shattered like ice

speechless as her lips quivered,

as he turned and strode away. "Hey, Alaric..." Kimberly called out from behind, hoping

inside his own house,

of hope for reconciliation with Hertha, which was why he had resisted marrying Georgia and had even faced

counter, head bowed, teeth clenched, and eyes reddened, Alaric took

Hertha's place, Kimberly faced the closed door, confusion and melancholy written all over her face as she turned to Hertha, lamenting, "What a

witnessed everything, took Helena from Kimberly's arms, frustration evident in his voice, "Was that man someone you

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