Chapter 443

Lysander spoke and, even if the reporters were bodacious, they dared not ignore his words.

One by one, the reporters took their leave.

The room, which had been filled with the cacophony of chatter, began to quiet down

Hertha was curious. The reporters were gone, the reward money had been given to her, so why was Lysander still hanging around?

Just as she was puzzling over this, she noticed Lysander’s gaze fell on a particular spot in the room; his eyes were deep and introspective.

A wave of panic washed over Hertha. Had Lysander discovered something?

She nervously offered, “Mr. Sinclair, Mr. Falconer, you must be thirsty. Let me get you a cup of coffee.”

Oh, for heaven’s sake, just drink your coffee and leave already.

If they stick around any longer, I’ll have a full-blown anxiety attack. She thought in her mind.

Hertha moved into the kitchen, only to find that she couldn’t locate the cups. She began to rummage through drawers and cupboards.

resulted in a clattering of utehsils, drawing the attention of the

a wickedly cool voice echoed from the kitchen

in surprise, spinning around to see Alaric leaning against the door frame, arms crossed, watching

I’m looking

in your own home? This isn’t actually your place, is it?” Alaric raised an eyebrow and dropped her

“No, of course this is my home! It’s just

gaze shifted, struggling to find

just didn’t want to use our everyday glasses for guests. I was trying to find disposable cups to serve you coffee,” she finally found a

know if you have disposable cups, or where they might be?” Alaric’s piercing gaze stayed on

under pressure, Hertha literally collapsed while dealing those shrewd men.

wracking her brain, she couldn’t

sweat. She forced herself to keep calm, explaining, “My mom usually handles these things at home, buying and putting away stuff. I don’t usually get involved

“Look at you, all flustered. If I didn’t know better, I’d think you were hiding something. No need to

turned around and left the

eyes glued to a location map on

was so

approached him, “Lysander, shouldn’t we be leaving?”

and headed towards one

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