Chapter 1787


    Hertha was still shaken, her heart pounding in her chest.


    How could she survive if the kids were really gone?


    ric, that unreliable man, why couldn''t he ever get his act together?This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    He had the audacity to take the kids away without telling anyone, clearly trying to upset her.


    “Ouch, ouch, Hertha, let go..." ric winced as he stood up from his chair, hunched over in pain, his face contorted as he pleaded with Hertha.


    Hertha had a grip on his ear just like his mother used to do.


    Hertha didn''t immediately let go, instead, she huffed, "Think you''ll do that again?"


    “Never, never, just let go. Everyone''s watching, don''t I get any dignity?" ric nced around at the onlookers enjoying the show, feeling even more embarrassed.


    "You sneak off with the kids, not caring if my mom and I are dead or alive, and you''re worried about your dignity!" The more Hertha thought about it, the tighter she twisted his ear.


    "Ahhh..." ric grimaced in pain.


    Kimberly wasing back from a KFC run when she saw Hertha, one hand on her hip, the other twisting ric''s ear while he bent over, neck stretched, offering no resistance.


    The bystanders were all chuckling at the scene.


    Kimberly hurried over, pulling Hertha away, "Hertha, let him go..."


    Hertha released her grip and turned to see it was her mother, saying with a pout, "Mom, he..."


    "I know, let me handle this," Kimberly


    cut her off, pushing Hertha aside


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    and stepping forward, her face dark with anger as she scolded ric, "What''s wrong with you, not taking any responsibility! Acting like you''re some kind of lowlife. I''m d my daughter didn''t marry you, what would we have done then?"


    Kimberly was venting, airing both old and new grievances against ric.


    She had once hoped to marry Hertha to him, but then he had a child with another woman.


    She hadn''t settled that score yet, and now he was messing with Hertha''s kids. Kimberly was at her breaking point.


    ric tried to exin with a soothing tone, "Kimberly, listen, it was an ident, I just wanted to take the kids out for something they''d like to eat..."


    "Shut up, don''t call me Kimberly!" Kimberly snapped. She used to not mind ric calling her that, but now it felt like a cruel joke.


    ric paused, knowing Kimberly was genuinely angry.


    Any more attempts at charm would only disappoint her further.


    Kimberly red at him, then turned to pick up the two kids from their seats, one in each arm, and headed for the door, "Come on, let''s go home with grandma. Don''t go off with strangers anymore. Whatever you want to eat, grandma will buy it for you."


    Before, Kimberly couldn''t have lifted both kids at once; her strength just wasn''t there.


    But now, fueled by anger and the adrenaline from the shock, all she could think about was getting the


    kids away, and she managed to pick them both up effortlessly. Content


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    Julian and Helena looked from Kimberly to Hertha, then cast sympathetic nces at ric.


    They were too shocked to speak.


    Seeing her mother leaving, Hertha quickly followed, but ric stopped her, "Hertha...”