The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Chapter 1425

The warmth in Alaric’s heart had no chance to surface before it was cruelly drowned in the ocean.

His face darkened as he watched Hertha and Spencer exchanging greetings casually.

Still holding onto a thread of hope, he questioned, “You both live here?”

“Yeah, is there a problem?” Hertha answered without hesitation, her eyes calm and steady after an initial flicker of panic.

“Mr. Falconer, I’ve heard Hertha mention you before. It’s worth celebrating to see old friends, isn’t it? I’ve just picked up some stuff for a barbecue tonight, why don’t you join us?” Spencer invited with a friendly smile.

“Oh, come on! He’s now the Vice President of Falconer Group, busy managing a huge business empire. He’s much too unavailable for a casual dinner with us,” Hertha said, her voice cool as she declined on Alaric’s behalf.

The last thing she wanted was for Alaric to linger. How could she possibly want him to stay for dinner?

Especially when her kids might come back home any minute now. That would push her world to a whirlwind.

But to him, her excuses

different message.

was mocking him, suggesting he only got the Vice

schedule was filled with

sharp pain in his heart, as if it had been pricked by needles. His very bones felt as if they were soaked in

witness

together, and the way they

interest in Alaric was fleeting, but her feelings for Spencer were genuine.

was a good match for her, the

money and spent it without a second thought, but she wouldn’t

Alaric’s mind. He wasn’t right for her, while Spencer was the

start over with Hertha after three years. He once looked down on Hertha, but now, he

its peak, you would miss it for a

he maintained a mocking coolness on his face, preserving the last shred of his dignity.