The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

His warmth was always like a gentle spring breeze, caressing her heart and bringing her comfort and joy.

She thought she had found the man who loved her the most in the world. After all, if a man doesn't love you, why would he always put you first?

But now, a single comment from her father had awakened a dormant seed buried deep within her soul. That seed, if left unmentioned, was meant to slumber forever, never to sprout. Yet, once watered and nourished, it grew robustly, displacing all the warmth in her heart, leaving behind only the piercing pain of reality, a chilling disillusionment.

Sometimes, someone's kindness isn't born of love for you, but simply because they are inherently kind.

for love, rather than his natural disposition. Emmeline suddenly realized the truth, and with clarity came

lips trembled, her breath shaky. She didn't know whether to believe Spencer or not. Today was supposed to be the most important day of her life. If she walked away now, the rest of her life would be filled with what-ifs. But if she

couldn't stand idly by. "Emmeline, Spencer and I are just friends. The

is me." Alaric's entrance silenced the naysayers as he strode onto the stage. The misconception that he and Georgia had a child together had been the barrier between him and Hertha. But now, armed with the truth that the child wasn't his, what reason did he have to hesitate? There was

him and Hertha

the father of my child!" Hertha, seeing Alaric approach, eagerly supported his claim. Never had she been so relieved to see him. In the past, she barely tolerated Alaric, but now,