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.

Alaric away now. But to him, her excuses

different message.

him, suggesting he only got the Vice President position because of the Reed family’s connections.

that his busy schedule was filled with obligations to the

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

can witness a

together, and the

that her interest in Alaric was fleeting, but her

a good match for her, the one to share her life

it without a second thought, but she wouldn’t

words echoed in Alaric’s mind. He wasn’t right for her, while Spencer was the perfect match.

Hertha after three years. He once looked

for a lifetime. Everyone pays

trembled with pain, but he maintained a mocking coolness on his face,