The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Alaric headed straight for Ethan's office as soon as he got to work.

Ethan was sipping on his morning coffee when he looked up to see Alaric coming in, promptly standing up as Alaric mysteriously closed the office door behind him.

Seeing Alaric's serious demeanor, Ethan took a couple of steps back, a teasing smirk on his face, "What's up, man? It's broad daylight, and for the record, I'm straight as an arrow."

Alaric rolled his eyes, "For all the years I've known you, I've never seen you date anyone. How's that for proving you're straight?"

Ethan crossed his arms defensively, "Saying I'm into women is proof enough. What more do you want?"

"I'm not here to joke around, buddy," Alaric flopped onto the couch, rubbing his temples with a weary sigh.

"You've been hanging out with Hertha too much. Even your eye rolls and the way you talk are starting to mimic hers. Man, you've really gone native," Ethan joked before getting serious and taking a seat next to him.

found out," Alaric said, the tiredness

huh?" Ethan noted his friend's dark circles and knew

already," Alaric pressed, clearly out

Ethan replied. "The deputy dean looked into it. It turns out the Falconer family had a doctor fake

a mix of shock and relief on his face, "What

to lie. Plus, he mentioned the

quickened, and his eyes widened as he stared at

bit uneasy under his gaze, leaned back, "Hey, don't look at me like that.

gotta go," Alaric said, getting up abruptly and heading for the door, moving as if

lied to him. That

his own mother conspired with Georgia against

fake paternity test, which could only mean Angelina was involved. Apart from her, no one else in the Falcone family would do something like this to