Chapter 1533


    ric and Hertha had just shared a moment, their bodies brushing against each other in a way that was too intimate to ignore. Spencer was right


    outside. He must have seen everything


    Even though Hertha was married to Spencer, and ric wasn''t happy about it, thest thing he wanted was to ruin their rtionship.


    He didn''t want Spencer to get the wrong idea, be jealous, or angry. After all, if Spencer got upset. Hertha would surely feel it too. And ric


    couldn''t stand the thought of Hertha being unhappy.


    Spencer looked away from them, reaching for a piece of meat, and said, "It''s fine. Thanks for catching her, or she would''ve ended up with another


    concussion.”


    Watching Spencer''s reaction, ric frowned, almost imperceptibly.


    Why did it seem like Spencer didn''t really care about Hertha?


    His words thanked ric for saving Hertha, but his actions suggested he was unfazed by their close contact or the risk of her getting hurt!Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g


    It was like the time Hertha had been in a car ident and ended up in the hospital overnight. Spencer, her husband, had only found out she was


    missing when he rushed to the hospital the next day!


    Even ric, practically a stranger inparison, had known about Hertha''s hospitalization before Spencer did


    On the surface, Spencer and Hertha seemed like a loving couple, but when it came to the big things in life, Spencer''s concern for Hertha seemed


    lacking!


    This realization made ric question whether Spencer truly loved Hertha


    Seeing ric staring at Spencer with a serious expression, Hertha swallowed nervously, trying to break the tension with augh. "Yeah, ric, thanks


    for that. Otherwise, I would''ve been face-nting into the dirt again. risking another concussion, and possibly losing my job."


    ric turned to her, his gaze intense. “ls yourpany giving you trouble?"


    There was a seriousness in his eyes that suggested he was ready to confront her managers on her behalf.


    Hertha had finally made a breakthrough with her designs and stabilized her job; she didn''t want anyplications.


    "No, I''m just worried about not being able to work if I get injured.”


    ric nodded and turned his gaze toward the cupboard.


    Hertha''s breath hitched. She wanted to rush over and close the cupboard door, butmon sense held her back.


    She knew jtwas toote. ric had.


    already:seen what was inside the~


    cupboard. Rushing over now.would


    only make her look more suspicious.


    As ris eyes fixed on the items in


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    the cupboard, Hertha''s heart


    pounded, her mind racing for an>


    exnation for the baby bottles and


    children''s cutlery. Content.belongs


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    How could she exin it without raising ric’s suspicions?


    In the midst of Hertha’s anxious thoughts, ric spoke up, "Do you and Spencer have a child?"


    After asking, ric''s heart tensed, his eyes locked on Hertha. He didn''t know why he was so nervous, afraid of what her answer might be.


    Curiosity had driven him to ask, yet.


    he feared-her response would bea


    daggerto his heart, even though it


    wasnone of his business whether


    Hertha and Spencer had achild.


    But still, he couldn''t help feeling anxious.