Chapter 1419

“I agree. Go ahead with your plan, George said, clapping Alaric on the shoulder with a reassuring thud.

*The Reeds have really thrown you a lifeline in business. Try not to burn bridges with them,” Michael reminded Alaric before he left. After casting a meaningful glance at Hertha, he made his exit.

One by one, the rest of the stakeholders filtered out of the room.

At the conference room door, only Hertha and Alaric remained.

The once bustling space quieted down, and the air seemed to thicken with an odd tension that made Hertha feel uneasy, her heartbeat picking up pace.

“Um, I actually…”

“Sorry you had to see that circus, Alaric cut in before she could continue, his normally carefree eyes clouded with a certain gravity.

usually danced in his eyes seemed to have

having to witness such

in that state, but the last person he wanted to

she had witnessed

his pride had been dragged through the mud, and

apology, he turned to leave.

agape, struggling to reconcile the image of the embarrassed, guilt–ridden man

him was now overshadowed by restraint.

that restraint was heart–wrenching to see.

hastily called out,

his tracks, his hands clenching at his

noted Alaric’s troubled expression and Hertha standing behind him near

wouldn’t have been the first time Georgia

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