Chapter 770

The man was dressed in brown slacks and a cream-colored shirt, his short hair dyed a chestnut brown. He had a youthful appearance, but his amber eyes were filled with melancholy.

He walked over to Alaric and Hertha and stopped next to them, “Mr. Falconer, what a coincidence. You’re here for a drink too?” He directed his gaze towards Alaric.

“Leopold, it’s been a while,” Alaric greeted Leopold Sinclair.

As he spoke, his eyes flicked briefly towards Hertha, who was clinging to his arm like a needy kitten.

Noticing the confusion in his gaze, Alaric’s stern expression softened slightly. He chuckled and explained to Leopold in a teasing tone, “She’s just a little tipsy.”

By this, he meant that he wasn’t interested in Hertha. Instead, she was the one clinging to him due to her disturbed state of mind.

Although Alaric had a reputation for being a ladies’ man, he knew better than to mix business with pleasure.

certainly didn’t view her as

She was clinging to Alaric; her face buried into his arm, eyes

under the influence of alcohol and looked

reached out to pat Hertha’s shoulder

towards him; her eyes

Didn’t Thalassa come with you?” Leopold

the days when he was dating Thalassa, Hertha often tagged along on their dates. Leopold and Hertha

she lifted a finger to point at him accusingly, “Leopold, it’s all your fault! If you hadn’t treated Thalassa

state now!”

aware of Thalassa’s predicament. She knew how Thalassa was being dominated by Lysander,

it always filled Hertha with

accusation and Thalassa’s plight, Leopold’s heart ached. His already melancholic eyes

pain.

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