Chapter 23 Ready to Meet the Folks?


"As an impostor, you only need to know this much, don't ask questions you shouldn't!" Alaric reminded her with a cold voice.

Galatea cursed him silently before snapping the file shut, replying with assurance, "I've committed all these details to memory. Don't worry, I won't let you down." "Good," said Alaric. "Now it's your turn."

"My turn for what?" she asked, feigning ignorance.

"Don't play dumb with me."

Was he talking about her background? The one filled with stories she could never share with the world?

"It's pretty simple. My parents died, and my husband passed away when I was pregnant. Now, it's just me and my children," she divulged.

'Both parents dead? And a deceased husband?' Alaric thought with disbellef.

Galatea couldn't help but let out a mischievous laugh at his shocked expression, taunting, "Scared? If you think I'm cursed, you could always find someone else. Despite your flaws, you've got money and power."

Before she could finish, Alaric lunged at her, and she instinctively retreated, her back slamming against the car door.

"You're too inexperienced to scare me. Remember, if you don't want to end up dead, you'd better behave," he warned her.

He was a miracle of medicine, having woken up from a three-year coma after a severe injury.

"Pervert!" Galatea shoved him away, swiftly smoothing out her clothes.

have agreed if it weren't for the money," he

for his fiancée's useful status, which could help me find

course, she couldn't voice the

her eyes curving into crescents and her lips lifting into a

the window. Seeing the lavish homes triggered a flood of emotions. She used to live in a luxury

wistful

he announced, breaking her reverie. Galatea snapped back to reality and stepped out

his role, giving her a subtle cue. Understanding his signal, Galatea

a servant

twinge of intense nervousness, the most

as

a striking posture and a

without the air of aloofness one might expect from a

a woman at Alaric's side, both Griffin and Ravenna were momentarily shocked before exchanging

that made Galatea squirm

a straightforward introduction, "This is

Galatea tilted her head slightly and chimed in, "Hello,

had another woman. At first, they didn't believe it, thinking Alaric must have been speaking out of anger due

over this time to clear up any misunderstandings, but to their surprise, he

touched up her makeup before heading down the stairs. But her excitement ceased as she caught sight of the woman with Alaric, and

Alaric has brought his girlfriend. Come down and say

'Greet his new girlfriend?'

have a seat,"

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