The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 353

She leaned in, her whisper tickling the shell of his ear, both teasing and enticing..

Alaric squirmed slightly, not quite used to the closeness, but he still listened to the end.

After they finished discussing, Hertha looked at him with a confident grin. “Well?”

Suddenly, Alaric curved his index finger and lightly flicked her forehead.

Caught off guard and flattered, Hertha instinctively raised her hand to cover her forehead. She looked at him with a blush and a racing heart, “What was that for?”

That gesture was both teasing and affectionate.

Wasn’t this a signature move shared between lovers?

Her heart, which had been down, was instantly thrown into chaos.

Alaric seemed oblivious to her turmoil, saying seriously, “What kind of scheme is this?”

Then he walked out into the hallway.

out to

them, he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, drew one out, and put it in

in his pocket again, trying to find a lighter, but didn’t find one. He had already walked past

one of

out a lighter from

took a drag, but didn’t return the lighter. Instead, he took out a cigarette and offered it

was a clear sign

out while my wife was on a team-building trip with her company. I’m meeting someone, and

impassive, completely ignoring him.

this. Alaric’s acting was terrible.

that these two bodyguards were too indifferent. He needed to play the sympathy card.

you also have families. You wouldn’t want me to go

of the bodyguards finally broke, “You

I can’t just leave, can I? We’re all men here, you can understand me,

his best to portray the dilemma of a man wanting

other bodyguard, the one who hadn’t lent

he found Alaric’s actions despicable, he also understood