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.

surge of affection moved Alaric. He stepped forward, knelt down, and with his other arm, lifted Julian too: "Julian, buddy,

Alaric cheekily rubbed his cheek

Julian burst into a tender, innocent

Alaric, was about to scold him when she saw Julian's

for the children's joy and touched by her own hardships over the

understand anything, but she realized they understood everything. Their longing for a father was far beyond her imagination.

as she boasted: "Granny, I have

holding me, I'm in daddy's arms!"

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

acknowledged the mean uncle as

sister now had a dad,

nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, granny knows you've got a daddy now, and granny's

said, her