The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

The next day at work, Hertha couldn't wait to vent to Thalassa about Alaric.

"I just can't deal with his privileged attitude anymore! Saying he's spoiled and clueless about real life is an understatement!"

Thinking back to her conversation with Alaric yesterday still made Hertha's blood boil. It felt like there was something stuck in her chest, making it hard to breathe. She was absolutely livid. Thalassa, concerned, asked, "How's Alaric doing now?"

"Don't worry, he won't die from it," Hertha replied, still visibly fuming.

"Come on, you're friends, don't be like this," Thalassa tried to soothe her.

Hertha shared her resolve to make things right with Alaric, telling Thalassa all about it. Thalassa was well aware of the current dynamics between Hertha and Alaric.

just friends. Living with someone whose lifestyle is worlds apart from yours would be a real nightmare,"

up all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, went to the kitchen to help me with a dish, and ended up throwing away the vegetable stems and keeping the leaves! After all my hard work, he had the nerve to say it looked like hospital food! And that's not all; when I asked him to wash the dishes, he claimed he'd never done it before and asked

Hertha all riled up, Thalassa couldn't help but laugh, "Aren't you just friends?

tickling Thalassa, "Are you even my friend? I'm here about

away, responding, "Well, it's true, isn't it? You're angry because you had expectations, and now you're disappointed. If he were just a regular friend, you wouldn't care

Thalassa's words hit her like a ton of bricks, sending ripples

eyes wide as if she'd just had a

stay just friends with someone you've

you," Thalassa said softly, nudging Hertha to snap her

and turned to her, "What is