The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Hertha blinked innocently, puzzled at the accusation of being naive.

Kimberly pressed on, "Do you really think it's just by chance he moved next door? Come on!"

"It's just a coincidence," Hertha insisted.

"Only you would believe that. In a place as big as Starhaven, with its myriad neighborhoods, he ends up right next to you? Use your head!"

It was as if a lightbulb went off in Hertha's head, a moment of sudden clarity.

hers, and not just the

moving, she could chalk it up to coincidence. But he knew. She'd actually believed in mere happenstance, but her mother's words sparked a realization: Alaric's affection for her was

that's just speculation. What if it's not like that?" Hertha

testing

grab his passport and marry me. That's not

not naive? Marriage isn't just about having a passport in hand. When I told him

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disapproval? A man in love will overcome any obstacle to be with you. If he brings that passport, it shows he's determined to marry you. If not, and he comes up with

was duly impressed, "You're right; experience does come

gets it, he might never be welcome in the Falconer household again. He could lose his standing," Hertha

because of