Chapter 1138

“Huh? Didn’t you catch that?” Alaric asked with a leisurely drawl, his piercing gaze locking onto her and bringing her pressure.

He enunciated each word clearly for emphasis, “I said, you’re going to play the part of my girlfriend and come home with me to meet my grandad. Do that, and I’ll let your little mockery slide.”

Hertha blinked her wide, doe-like eyes at him, swallowing a gulp of astonishment. If she thought she had misheard him the first time, Alaric’s repetition left no room for doubt.

She certainly wasn’t hallucinating.

“You want me to pretend to be your girlfriend and meet your grandad? You’ve got some nerve! I mean, playing your girlfriend in front of Georgia was one thing, but meeting the family is a whole different ball game. You’re really going to bring a fake?”

Hertha had never done anything like this and certainly didn’t have the guts for it.

“I’ve got it covered. What are you scared of?” Alaric said coolly, a teasing smile playing at the corner of his mouth. “What, you’re afraid that my family will latch onto you and drag you into marriage after you met them?”

Hertha bristled at the challenge. She raised her neck with her chin defiantly tilted, “What do I have to be scared of? If anything, you should be worried. Imagine if your family actually wanted you to marry me. You’d really be stuck then!”

minic,

family. You like the famous acto right? Once this is done, I’ll get you a one-on-one with him. How about that?” Al offered. He was

Hertha couldn’t believe

Alaric really get her a private meeting with Dominic?

was

Dominic and was his number

the Falconer

a deal! No going back on your word.” Hertha agreed immediately; the

pinky; her slightly chubby cheeks tilted

diet and had slimmed down, but after falling out with

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eating and quickly regained her former roundness.

gesture, and was completely baffled, “What are you doing?”

and locked pinkies with him, “Pinky swear, for a hundred years we’ll never

found this

childish than you?” Hertha shot back, rolling her eyes as she led the way

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