The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen) novel Chapter 1452

In the hospital room, Alaric couldn't contain his inner turmoil as he poured his heart out to Hertha, only to be met with the beeping of the heart monitor as his sole response.

Hertha lay motionless on the bed, eyes shut, so still it seemed as if Alaric was the only soul in the room.

The once feisty Hertha, who loved to banter with Alaric, now lay silent as if she were nothing more than a breathing statue.

A heavy pain settled in Alaric's chest.

The thought of Lysander, who had suffered a head injury and become comatose, tormented him. He dreaded the thought of Hertha sharing the same fate.

The feelings he had suppressed within his heart for three long years could no longer be contained.

People can be quite peculiar. When the person they deeply loved was doing well, they would often have countless concerns and would restrain their strong longing, avoiding reaching out to them. But when the person encountered trouble and they realized there was a possibility of losing them forever, the emotions in their hearts could no longer be hidden, and they couldn't help but reveal them.

Taking a deep breath, Alaric leaned in close to Hertha, gently lifting her unencumbered hand, his thumb softly caressing the back of it. His voice was hoarse with emotion. "Hertha, I'm sorry. I missed you for three years, but..."

He paused, swallowing the painful lump in his throat, the rest of his sentence remaining unspoken.

“But now you're Spencer's wife. No matter how much I yearn for you, what can I do? I can't make you stray, and I refuse to be the villain in your marriage to Spencer,” he thought.

Outside the room, Georgia struggled to contain the whirlwind of emotions within her, attempting to heed her mother’s advice to stay calm and composed.