The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Hertha rolled her eyes at him and went to the playroom to call the kids for dinner.

"Daddy!" Helena wiggled her little legs excitedly and ran towards Alaric.

The sweet baby voice calling out "Daddy" was melting hearts all around.

Alaric turned around to see Helena running towards him, like a little marshmallow, all soft and adorable, straight into his heart.

Overwhelmed with fatherly love, Alaric quickly stood up, took big strides forward, and scooped Helena into his arms, his smile gentle and loving: "Helena, time for dinner." His voice instinctively turned sing-song.

Looking up, he saw Hertha walking over with Julian, who was looking up with those big, round eyes filled with envy at Helena in his arms.

Alaric. He stepped forward, knelt down, and with his other arm, lifted Julian too: "Julian, buddy, let daddy

Alaric cheekily rubbed his cheek against Julian's

Julian burst into a tender,

full of complaints against Alaric, was about to scold him when she saw Julian's smile. She couldn't help but smile too, her eyes

and touched by her own hardships over the past

children were too young to understand anything, but she realized they understood everything. Their longing for a father was far beyond her imagination. Kimberly, carrying dishes out from the kitchen, saw

almond-shaped eyes sparkling as she boasted: "Granny, I have

in daddy's arms!" Julian couldn't

had misunderstood Alaric before, thinking he was bullying their mom and was full of hostility towards him, even calling

acknowledged the mean uncle as their dad, Julian was

had a dad, no longer

granny knows you've got a daddy

her eyes