Chapter 770

The man was dressed in brown slacks and a cream-colored shirt, his short hair dyed a chestnut brown. He had a youthful appearance, but his amber eyes were filled with melancholy.

He walked over to Alaric and Hertha and stopped next to them, “Mr. Falconer, what a coincidence. You’re here for a drink too?” He directed his gaze towards Alaric.

“Leopold, it’s been a while,” Alaric greeted Leopold Sinclair.

As he spoke, his eyes flicked briefly towards Hertha, who was clinging to his arm like a needy kitten.

Noticing the confusion in his gaze, Alaric’s stern expression softened slightly. He chuckled and explained to Leopold in a teasing tone, “She’s just a little tipsy.”

By this, he meant that he wasn’t interested in Hertha. Instead, she was the one clinging to him due to her disturbed state of mind.

Although Alaric had a reputation for being a ladies’ man, he knew better than to mix business with pleasure.

interest in Hertha and certainly

She was clinging to Alaric; her face buried into his arm, eyes closed, lips slightly pouted. She hunched and was completely attached to Alaric.

under the influence

reached out to pat

head towards him; her

alone? Didn’t Thalassa come with you?” Leopold asked.

when he was dating Thalassa, Hertha often

at him accusingly, “Leopold, it’s all your fault! If you hadn’t treated Thalassa so poorly and

state now!”

aware of Thalassa’s predicament. She knew how Thalassa was being dominated by Lysander, being used as

of it always filled Hertha with immense grief.

and Thalassa’s plight, Leopold’s heart ached. His already

pain.

drunk. Let me take you home,” Leopold offered as he tried to hide his own pain. He

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