The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

He took a sip, and his face twisted in distaste. "Ugh, that's bitter! I can't drink this, take it away!"

Alaric shivered from the bitterness.

In his entire life, he had never tasted medicine this bitter.

This bitterness was not something ordinary people could endure.

Alaric pushed the medicine back into Ethan's hands, turning his head away, not wanting to give it another glance.

Ethan, looking troubled, said, "If you don't take your medicine, how are you going to get better?"

Lydia, with her arms crossed, looked at Alaric lying in bed and said, "I only gave you acupuncture to temporarily suppress your symptoms. To truly get better, you need to take your medicine."

"I'd rather keep getting acupuncture than drink this," Alaric complained.

"This medicine might be bitter, but it works fast. With your fever so high, if you want to avoid damaging your liver, spleen, stomach, and kidneys, taking herbal medicine is the best choice," Lydia reasoned with Alaric.

Better than a broken heart, he thought to himself, not voicing it out loud. He sneaked a glance

me that medicine," Hertha suddenly stepped forward,

he was outmatched and quickly stepped

she said to Alaric, "Come here and take your

was very much like an adult lecturing a

the medicine, giving Hertha

here!"

able to outright refuse Ethan, but he

of Hertha, he was as meek as

he shuffled to the

Hertha commanded, her

to upset Hertha, Alaric obediently opened

of herbal concoction,

bitterness and quickly closed his mouth,

an imposing tone, said, "Don't