The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1419

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.

roguish charm that usually danced in his eyes seemed

to Hertha for having to witness such an

himself, too. Anyone could’ve seen him in that state, but the last person he wanted to be seen like that by was Hertha.

had witnessed

through the mud, and he couldn’t bear to face Hertha.

that apology, he

the image of the embarrassed, guilt–ridden man before her with

that once defined him was now overshadowed by restraint.

restraint was heart–wrenching

back to reality and noticing Alaric walking away, Hertha hastily called out, “Alaric, I need your help with

his tracks, his hands clenching at his sides, but he didn’t turn

over. He noted Alaric’s troubled expression and Hertha standing behind him near the conference room door.

Alaric had been in a meeting today, and it wouldn’t have been the first time Georgia had caused a scene in the

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