Chapter 1918


    The next day at work, Hertha couldn''t wait to vent to Thssa about ric.


    "I just can''t deal with his privileged attitude anymore! Saying he''s spoiled and clueless about real life is an understatement!"


    Thinking back to her conversation with ric yesterday still made Hertha''s blood boil. It felt like there was something stuck in her chest, making it hard to breathe. She was absolutely livid.


    Thssa, concerned, asked, "How''s ric doing now?"


    "Don''t worry, he won''t die from it," Hertha replied, still visibly fuming.


    "Come on, you''re friends, don''t be like this," Thssa tried to soothe her.


    Hertha shared her resolve to make things right with ric, telling Thssa all about it. Thssa was well aware of the current dynamics between Hertha and ric.


    "Thank goodness you''re just friends. Living with someone whose lifestyle is worlds apart from yours would be a real nightmare," Hertha said, as if she''d just uncovered some profound truth.


    She told Thssa all about the previous day''s events.


    "He woke up all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, went to the kitchen to help me with a dish, and ended up throwing away the vegetable stems and keeping the leaves! After all my hard work, he had the nerve to say it looked like hospital food! And that''s not all; when I asked him to wash the dishes, he imed he''d never done it before and asked me to show him how. Can you believe it? He''s literally asking for a fight!"


    Hertha was so worked up, she felt like if ric were there, she might just grab him for a round of fisticuffs!


    Seeing Hertha all riled up, Thssa couldn''t help butugh, "Aren''t you just friends? You''re getting so mad, people might think you want to marry the guy."


    Hertha paused, then quickly retorted by tickling Thssa, "Are you even my friend? I''m here about to explode, and you''reughing."


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    Hertha''s tickling hands suddenly stopped. Thssa''s words hit her like a ton of bricks, sending ripples through her heart that she couldn''t calm.


    Coming back to reality, Thssa


    saw Hertha''s stunned expression her eyes wide as if she''d just had a revtion. Thssa knew she''d struck a chord.


    "It''s hard to stay just friends with someone you''ve had feelings for, isn''t it?"


    "Hey, Hertha, there''s something I''ve been meaning to tell you," Thssa said softly, nudging Hertha to snap her out of her daze.


    Hertha blinked and turned to her, "What is it? You look so serious, you''re scaring me."


    Hertha was anxious about hearing bad news.


    Thssa shared, "Yesterday, Lysander and I visited the orphanage."


    "Why''d you go there? Don''t tell me the Sinir patriarch sent your kids to an orphanage?" Hertha''s heart raced with worry for Thssa.


    Thssa chuckled, "What are you talking about? The kids are fine, they''re at the military school. I''m talking about something that concerns you."


    "The more you talk, the more


    confused get. Both my kids are with my mom, pampered and well taken care of. They wouldn''t end up in an orphanage," Hertha said, puzzled.


    "Just hear me out," Thssa urged.