The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1406

Hertha’s round, doe–like eyes fixed on Georgia with a fiery glare, irritation ready to spill from her lips in a heated tirade.

But suddenly, Alaric extricated his arm from Georgia’s grasp, casting her an annoyed glance. “Georgia, cussing someone out as soon as you see them, is that what you’d call cultured? Don’t make me think you haven’t even finished elementary school!”

At Alaric’s words, the anger boiling inside Hertha simmered down to a mere half of its fury.

What was going on?

Was Alaric actually standing up for her?

Wasn’t Georgia his fiancée?

Three years prior, Alaric and Georgia’s engagement party had set the town of Starhaven abuzz, with every major media outlet clamoring to cover the event. The ceremony was both lavish and grand, and it lasted two days–much more extravagant than most engagement parties.

nothing to do with news about Alaric, wishing to remain ignorant of his engagement to

television, social media, news alerts–everywhere she turned, the splendor of

there was a shred of longing left in Hertha for Alaric, it was thoroughly extinguished by the

their engagement, Hertha didn’t know why Alaric and Georgia hadn’t wed, but she was certain

know how many times, but she was crystal clear

then surely there must have

siding with his own fiancée‘ but defending her, an

took Hertha by surprise.

words she had prepared for Georgia were swallowed back.

Alaric’s, was released into

Alaric’s reproach, she pouted in hurt, “She was the one being rude to you. I was just sticking

our own business!” Alaric retorted, his gaze at Georgia

moment his mother had tried to set him up with Georgia, Alaric had

Georgia was the result of his drunkenness–he had dreamed she was Hertha, only to wake

was a mistake that