Chapter 1684


    ric''s fingers gently caressed Hertha''s jawline, his voice maic and alluring.


    Curious little heads peeked out from Hertha''s embrace as the two children gazed up at ric with wide, inquisitive eyes.


    Before Hertha could respond to ric''s question, his gaze met the soft, enchanting eyes of the little girl. They were striking, with corners that curved up invitingly, just like his own.


    How had he never considered that this could be his own daughter?


    And the little boy, upon closer inspection, shared his features too, though his eyes mirrored Hertha''s exactly.


    The innocence in the children''s eyes melted ric''s heart in a way he couldn''t exin.


    Startled by ric''s words, Hertha turned her head away, shaking off his hand, and retorted, "Why are you so full of yourself, always thinking everything''s about you? The ''heartthrob'' I mentioned isn''t you!"


    As she attempted to flee, ric swiftly moved to block her path.


    Towering like a wall, he stopped Hertha in her tracks. He stepped forward, reaching out to take the children from her arms.


    Hertha''s rm bells went off, her eyes widening in defiance, "ric, stop right there! Don''te any closer!"


    ric halted, his gaze filled with confusion and scrutiny as he looked at her.


    Caught in ric''s piercing gaze, Hertha''s heartbeat quickened, guilt making her avoid his eyes, "If you don''t believe me, I''ll just call the kids'' father over to confront you. See if he has the same eyes."


    "Your eyes darting around... you''re thinking about which of your friends has simr eyes, who coulde and y act for you, aren''t you?" ric''s calm demeanor saw@ight through her lie.


    Hertha still tried to bluff, "Nonsense, why would I stage such a thing?"


    "Why not? Didn''t you and Spencer pretend to be a couple right in front of me before? To deceive me, you two even acted quite the loving pair. All this while, I was wondering why you and Spencer would put on such a show for me. It turns out it was to hide the fact that you had my children!"


    ric now understood all of Hertha''s previous actions.


    It wasn''t to drive him away, but to keep her secret hidden!


    At ric''s revtion, the two little ones looked curiously at Hertha.


    Julian''s big, round eyes widened in earnest confusion, "Mommy, are Helena and I really this mean man''s kids?"


    "Yeah, Mommy, did you and him make us?" Helena added, nodding along with her brother''s question.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.


    Despite being just over two years old, the kids had picked up on the concept of parents from cartoons-they knew that babies


    come


    from a mommy and a daddy


    together, not just a mommy alone.


    Hertha froze, already overwhelmed by handling ric, and now Julian and Helena started asking questions too.


    Feeling the weight of three pairs of eyes scrutinizing her, her blood ran cold with anxiety.


    Hugging the children close, she stared resolutely at ric, "Don''t tter yourself too much. I had no intention of hiding anything from you!"