The moment Thalassa heard it, her nerves instantly tensed up. Could it be that Hertha was coming with the kids? If Alaric found out, it would be dangerous.
Thalassa quickly said, "You must be hearing things, none of us heard anything." "Really? I swear I heard it clear as day," Alaric said. He then stood up and walked towards the exit.
No particular reason, just wanted to check if he was really hallucinating.
Could it be his obsession with Hertha had him hearing things? He couldn't be that far gone, could he? Seeing Alaric heading out, Thalassa was about to stop him, but it was too late. He reached the door and leaned out to look.
Thalassa's breath tightened, worried that it really was Hertha.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAt that moment, Alaric saw the street outside was empty, not a soul in sight.
Looks like he really was hallucinating.
Alaric shook his head slightly and returned to the diner.
Two minutes later, Hertha poked her head out from behind a wall, peeping towards the restaurant's entrance. Not seeing Alaric, she breathed a sigh of relief. Search the FindNøvelwebsite on Google to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.
She had just overheard Alaric's words, scaring her into dragging her kids and parents to hide behind the diner's wall.
Thankfully, they hid in time, and Alaric didn't cany closer. Just one more step, and she and the kids would have been exposed.
Hertha snapped back to reality, facing her parents' puzzled, questioning looks.
C NOW PLAY YOUR FAVOURITE GAMES ON ILD WWW She couldn't explain everything in a few words, so she kept it brief, "Dad, Mom, these are my twins, a boy named Julian and a girl named Helena. Julian, Helena, say hi to Grandpa Ashton and Grandma Kimberly." "Grandpa, Grandma." "Grandpa, Grandma." Julian and Helena obediently tilted their little heads, their voices soft and sweet, calling out to Ashton and Kimberly.
The sweetness in their voices immediately melted Kimberly's heart, who loved children to bits.
"Oh, what good kids, so well-behaved," Kimberly immediately responded warmly to the little ones.
Ashton also looked at the two cherubs with a face full of kindness.
"Mommy, what does Grandpa and Grandma mean?" Helena suddenly asked, tilting her head in curiosity.
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Hertha was taken aback, not quite sure how to respond. She was m organizing her thoughts to answer when Kimberly and Ashton each picked up a child. Kimberly, with a face full of affection, told Helena in her arms, "Grandpa is your mommy's daddy, and Grandma is your mommy's mommy." Helena nodded in understanding, then asked another unexpectedly profound question.
"Why does mommy have a daddy, andand brother don't have one?" Helena's beautiful eyes looked up at Kimberly, filled with innocent curiosity. Kimberly's smile froze for a moment as she realized the gravity of the question. She then turned a serious gaze towards Hertha.
Ashton's gaze also turned stern, looking at her.
Feeling uneasy under her parents' scrutinizing gaze, Hertha awkwardly chuckled and hurriedly confessed before any further interrogation, "Mom, Dad, I had a boyfriend in secret a while back. We broke up, and that's when I found out I was pregnant. There was no other way, I had to give birth..." X