The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1354

“The day I hooked up with Alaric, his mom handed me a cool two million to stay away from him,” Hertha confessed to Thalassa, not skirting around the truth.

Thalassa’s jaw dropped, “Did you take the money?”

“Of course! She gave it to me voluntarily. Why pass up free cash? Plus, it’s not like Alaric got a free ride,” Hertha said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

With wide eyes, Thalassa was a mix of shock and admiration. “Classic Hertha.”

“You know it,” Hertha replied, but her voice tinged with a hint of sadness.

Thalassa knew Hertha like the back of her hand. Her friend was usually fearless, the kind of woman who wouldn’t flinch if the sky fell down. But now, Hertha seemed to be wrestling with something heavy.

This wasn’t like the usual Hertha she knew.

Unless life had thrown her a curveball, Hertha’s spirits wouldn’t be this low.

showed that

What’s bigger news than your fling with Alaric?” Thalassa

greedy for my own good, and it never ends well. I thought Alaric cared about me. We were downing shots at the bar, totally plastered, and he took me to a

shock eclipsing the earlier revelation about

while Hertha was right there on the next bed? Good heavens, if she were in

collect herself before she could speak

you and

to give up on

with his mother paying her off and Alaric’s tryst with Georgia, the blows came one after another. Hertha realized any future with Alaric was

began to ask.

discussing our marriage plans

was astounded. Could things really be moving that

hasn’t given me the chance. I plan to set things straight, tell him about my past with another guy, and that he shouldn’t waste