The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 2013

Chapter 2013

It was a past he couldn't scrub clean, no matter how hard he tried.

All because, like Ethan, he once didn't believe in love, thinking a good time was all that mattered.

Youthful folly, pure and simple.

Now, wanting a home of his own, those histories became the stains he couldn't wash away.

Hertha cared, and there was no way he could explain it to her.

Fearing he'd only make things worse, he simply avoided the topic.

Hertha looked away, focusing on her meal instead, not dwelling on the matter.

She realized her own issues too. Having decided to overcome her mental barriers and accept everything about Alaric, she shouldn't be so sensitive. She ought to interact with Alaric normally.

But understanding something in theory and overcoming the emotional distance were two different things.

After finishing their meal in silence, Alaric paid the bill. As they were leaving, Hertha suddenly suggested, "Let's catch 'Sizzling Secrets', it's all the rage right now."

who had turned the atmosphere awkward and felt it was on her to lighten

to gradually let go of her reservations

turned around in disbelief, a look of surprise and

idea, there's a mall nearby with a cinema," he

"Okay," Hertha replied.

back to her, his large hand enveloping hers. The sunshine

hand was

comforting against Hertha's. The

the gentle palpitations

like a unique kind of

happiness, different from the

е

of family. Love, she realized, had its own

the defenses

wanted to let

to not overthink

date

the rosy

w love.

to him, resting her head on his shoulder in

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