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.

seemed to

having

with himself, too. Anyone could’ve seen him in that state, but the last person he wanted to

yet, she had witnessed it.

his pride had been dragged through the mud, and

that apology, he turned to leave.

image of the embarrassed, guilt–ridden

that once defined him was now

was heart–wrenching to see.

walking away, Hertha hastily

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

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

it wouldn’t have been

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