The Billionaire's Secret Quartet
Chapter 1878
Hertha kept her gaze fixed firmly ahead, not daring to even glance at Alaric.
She feared that seeing Alaric's strikingly handsome face, with those fox-like, captivating eyes filled with profound sadness, would make her heart soften and compel her to retract the words she had just spoken to him.
After much internal struggle, Hertha had resolved to keep Alaric at arm's length, deciding their relationship should continue merely as that of casual friends.
It had taken some convincing, but Alaric had agreed. She couldn't let his pitiful appearance sway her now, not when she had finally steeled her heart against him.
With a heavy heart, Hertha marched on, her head held high, refusing to give in to the pain and pity gnawing at her.
Walking beside her, Alaric kept his head slightly bowed, not once looking at Hertha. His demeanor was one of subdued sorrow.
He feared Hertha seeing the redness in his eyes, the unshed tears. After all, he was a man, and men weren't supposed to cry easily.
He couldn't allow Hertha to see him weep. She had made her stance clear-they were to be just friends, with no further entanglements. That was her showing mercy, her being generous.
he had accepted her
tears now, where would
and no matter how much pain he was in, he couldn't show
short walk to the elevator felt like an eternity, each step heavy with unspoken words and suppressed feelings. The silence between them was palpable and
they had been desperately trying to explain themselves to each other, and now, they stood together like
between them
Hertha who finally spoke, attempting a small smile. "Aren't you planning to return to the Falconer Group? How long do you intend to stay with
words were casual, the kind of question friends might
glance at Hertha. Seeing her attempt at a smile felt like a sting to his already aching
really have the heart to answer her question, merely responding,
him, it
Alaric had been a
for the first time, only to
indifference, felt her forced smile fade. The pain she had been trying to
About The Billionaire's Secret Quartet - Chapter 1878
The Billionaire's Secret Quartet is the best current series of the author Thalassa and Elowen. With the below Chapter 1878 content will make us lost in the world of love and hatred interchangeably, despite all the tricks to achieve the goal without any concern for the other half, and then regret. late. Please read chapter Chapter 1878 and update the next chapters of this series at novelebook.com