The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

What's with Ruby, talking smack about Hertha?

The woman he adored like a precious gemstone, he wouldn't let anyone cast a shadow over her!

Hertha's designs were splendid. He went all out for Ethan's company, snapping up all of Hertha's designs. And the final products? He carried them in his pocket, always close to his heart!

And here was this woman, Ruby, daring to say that Hertha's three necklaces couldn't hold a candle to someone else's single piece!

Alaric, boiling with rage, grabbed Ruby by the throat, all his anger and hurt rushing to his head, making him tighten his grip.

"Hertha, a nobody? Go do your homework. She's way more famous than that so-called W!"

Alaric spat out angrily.

Ruby, already on her knees before Alaric, had no chance to fight back. Her face quickly turned the color of liver as she seemed to be in immense pain.

Ethan and Richard, sensing things getting out of hand, knew Alaric was seriously pissed.

Richard rushed to pull Alaric away, trying to calm him down, "Alaric, man, don't lose it. We can talk this out."

is Thalassa. Remember her work you saw? Thalassa's been in

Ethan and Richard's efforts, Alaric was unmoved until Ethan mentioned W was Thalassa. His expression softened slightly, but he was still furious at

her with a bit too much force, and at a bad angle. Ruby's head hit the corner of the

quickly

Alice, seeing Ruby in distress, yelled

instant, Mila gasped, covering her mouth, "Blood, so

was equally shocked,

hand now covered in

"Ruby!"

Chaos ensued.

rest. Hertha had just finished tucking Julian and Helena in

phone rang with

scam, responded irritably, "What

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Miss Hertha? One of your friends is at the