The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 2004

"Damn it," Alaric muttered under his breath, utterly annoyed by the interruption at the most crucial moment. He had just let go of Hertha, ready to lash out, when he turned and saw a familiar face. His irritation instantly turned into embarrassment and guilt.

There, standing before him, was none other than his mother-in-law, Kimberly!

He was caught red-handed kissing her daughter, about to lead her into temptation, and now he was about to snap at Kimberly. He felt like he was seriously asking for trouble.

The harsh words that were about to escape Alaric's lips were forcefully swallowed back down.

With a guilty conscience, he muttered a low, "Kimberly."

He had wanted to call her "Mom" but feared being rejected, so he reverted to using her first name instead.

Hertha, still dazed from the kiss, lay limp in Alaric's arms, oblivious to the unfolding situation.

"Don't you dare," Kimberly said with a look of disdain.

"Daddy, Mommy, are you playing the kissing game? I wanna play too!" a soft, adorable voice chimed in.

"Me too, me too!" another equally cute voice added, bubbling with excitement.

of shock run from the depths of her

she glanced down to see two angelic little

her embarrassment, she bent down and picked up Julian, the closest to her, and gave him a peck on his cheek, saying, "Alright, Mommy gives you a kiss too, and now the

to sound casual, her face burning

at her mother, she could imagine the

have understood the implications of the scene they just witnessed,

she not feel shy in front of someone so wise, especially when that person was

me

brother

Hving a

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kiss and not

Ine

out, tugged at Hertha's pants, looking up with those big

flushed with urgency, almost as if she was about to climb up Hertha's leg to get her

as Hertha was

to pick up

her to it. He