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.

eyes seemed to have dimmed, leaving

was apologizing to Hertha for having to witness such an unbecoming scene.

state, but the

had witnessed it.

his pride had been dragged through the mud, and he couldn’t

he

image of the embarrassed, guilt–ridden man before her with the flamboyant, carefree Alaric she knew.

once defined him was now overshadowed by restraint.

was heart–wrenching to

to reality and noticing Alaric walking away, Hertha hastily called out, “Alaric, I

in his tracks, his hands clenching at

Alaric’s troubled expression and Hertha standing behind him near the conference room

today, and it wouldn’t have been

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