The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Hertha was at her wit's end, giving Kimberly a look that was loaded with discomfort. "Mom, please, just hear me out before you jump to conclusions."

"Alright, let's hear it then. I'm curious about what excuse you've conjured up this time," Kimberly said, her face dropping into a look of expectancy as she stared down Hertha.

Truth be told, Hertha and Alaric hadn't returned yet, and Kimberly had a hunch, which is why she had asked Hertha for the marriage certificate, clinging onto a sliver of hope. But now, seeing Hertha's helpless expression, Kimberly's fleeting hope vanished into thin air.

Her daughter had returned alone, not with Alaric. Clearly, there was a significant issue.

Knowing she could no longer hide the truth, Hertha glanced at her father standing sternly behind Kimberly, waiting for her to continue.

With a heavy sigh, Hertha said, "Alaric... he's had a child with another woman..."

"What!" Kimberly gasped, her eyes widening in shock, her whole body freezing.

She knew there was a problem but hadn't imagined it to be this severe.

claim he wanted to provide a complete family for his and Hertha's child? Ridiculous! "That bastard, I swear, when I see him, he's going to be picking his teeth up off the floor!" Ashton was livid, pounding his fist on the

explain, he had thought maybe his daughter was just being

turned out, she'd run into a real

what are we going to do now?" Kimberly, coming back to her senses, found it hard to accept the reality and slumped into a nearby dining

room, burst through the door, scurrying over

little

up

asked in a soft voice, "Mommy, why didn't daddy

and

wanting to

He looked up and said, "Mommy, Grandma's Mac and Cheese was so yummy, we had a

cheeks, fighting back tears as she said, "Alright mommy will have