The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Hertha's eyes widened in disbelief as she blurted out, "Alaric!" What was he doing here?

The woman who had just falsely accused Hertha of having children with Spencer sneered at Alaric's arrival. "What, did Hertha hire you as some sort of handsome distraction? How much is she paying you for this act?"

Confident in the gossip she had gathered over the years, the woman was certain of her accusations. She couldn't fathom any other truth. After all, her knack for sifting through rumors and uncovering 'facts' had never led her astray before.

In her mind, there was no question about the paternity of Hertha's children they were Spencer's.

As Alaric walked forward, he raised an eyebrow at the woman. "And who exactly are you? Why should I explain myself to someone like you?"

of the many eyes watching the scene unfold. She swallowed her anger and scoffed, "What did you say? That I'm randomly assigning fathers to her children? No amount of your acting fee will change the fact that Hertha's kids are Spencer's.

more about my children than I do? Were you there when Hertha and I were

confidence waned. It was true-matters of

leave. But Hertha stopped him. "Please, don't go. Spencer trulydoves Emmeline. You

how can you prove Spencer loves Emmeline and not you?"

center of the gossip yet playing a role in the wedding was a

not me, isn't that proof enough?" Hertha tried to reason with

rejected him?" Emmeline's father countered, his