The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Ethan was seriously ticked off, not in the mood for wordplay. "I don't give a damn how I phrase it! All I'm saying is, your advice sucks, man. It's not practical at all!" "All I wanna know is, did you guys go grab a bite or not?" Alaric was unfazed by Ethan's bad mood.

After all, he and Hertha had cleared up their misunderstandings, tied the knot, and were blissfully together now.

He was on cloud nine every day, nothing and no one could dampen his spirits.

"We did, but she was still all guarded around me, didn't even crack a smile," Ethan lamented.

"Did you guys hit up the Rose Garden booth?" Alaric probed further.

"Yeah!" Ethan couldn't deny it.

"And was there a moment, just a moment, when you locked eyes and felt the temperature in the room go up?" Alaric pressed on.

Ethan fell silent, replaying the scene in his head.

Lydia locked eyes, the

then, the moment was shattered by the waiter coming to serve their

was both

dinner a bit longer, and wouldn't have bumped into David and Rosalind as they were leaving. That encounter had set him and Lydia back to

Don't worry, you still have

pro at this game, a champ in the field

a spark for a man, if the guy kept at it, she was almost definitely

Alaric's words, Ethan's frown finally eased. "I'll take

ya? Walk her to work," Alaric added just before Ethan could hang

just a

telling you to walk her just for the sake of it? Walking her to work is even better. It's perfect

epiphany. "Got it, I

next day, Lydia

usually got to the clinic before eight, leaving her