The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1171

Angelina didn’t hold her tongue; instead, she delivered a crushing blow to Hertha.

No matter how many other women Alaric entertained, he was bound to end up marrying Georgia. Her influential family could give him the boost he needed to become powerful and snatch the CEO position at Falconer Enterprises.

Hertha was just one of his many conquests, nothing more.

Suddenly, Hertha grasped the brutal pecking order. Her heart felt as if it was being crushed under a boulder, leaving her breathless and gasping for air.

How could she have believed Alaric’s sweet nothings? She was fooled into thinking his promises of undying affection and exclusive commitment were genuine.

Knowing full well it was all a charade, she still deluded herself into thinking he meant every word and had willingly surrendered herself to him.

but a cruel joke made her chest ache

pulled open a drawer in the dining room sideboard, taking out a check she had prepared earlier, pen poised

Hertha with a haughty tone, “Here’s two million. Just consider it compensation

at the check, the zeros

in her heart, masking her sorrow with a carefree smile, “You’re not running low on cash, are you? Giving me a check with only two million written

check in the air nonchalantly with a mocking smirk on her face.

She was

said, it’s all just a game. So why take it so seriously? Surely Alaric spends more than two million on his girlfriends. If you really want to cut ties, two million hardly seems enough. Besides, who deals in checks these days? You think you can send someone packing without cold

had expected tears and desperate clinging. She had her dismissive retorts prepared.

she hadn’t anticipated Hertha’s brazen demand for money, her face alight with the smug satisfaction of

Angelina felt a knot of anger in

woman, she thought. She’d seen