The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1420

“I just never expected that Alaric, who always looked down on me, could end up living such a pathetic life, Hertha said, her smile fading as she spoke.

Her big, round eyes watched Alaric with a mix of amusement and pity.

Georgia had the nerve to spout such ugly words in front of all the higher–ups at his company, clearly riding on the coattails of the Reed family’s influence.

She hadn’t even married Alaric yet, and she was already suffocating him. If she did tie the knot, she’d definitely strut around, controlling every aspect of Alaric’s life.

Alaric would be nothing but a puppet, danced around by the Reeds and Georgia at their whim.

Alaric closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. The last thing he wanted was to be commented with pity, the way Hertha was looking at him now. But it seemed like his fears had a way of coming true.

“The world of the elite is complicated–you wouldn’t understand,” Alaric tried to explain, but found himself at a loss for words.

it all of his own making? No matter what he said, he couldn’t dissociate himself from it. What

the elite. After all, I’m just an ordinary Jane, a commoner. Every penny I use, I earn with my own two hands. Unlike you guys, born with

had

Angelina, looking down on her! At least Angelina had

Alaric realized he had misspoken.

tangled to explain in a few

when Thalassa and I went to see Dr. Funke, it was for Lysander. We were in

help, Hertha had no choice but to lay her

full of surprises. What if Dr. Funke took you seriously? How would

she had actually fallen for Dr. Funke’s medical skills and

if she was fickle, she wasn’t