The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 1143

When Hertha received the probing text from Angelina, her lips twitched-was Angelina trying to spur her into action, or was this some kind of insinuation?

It dawned on her that Angelina’s earlier inquisitions, which seemed like a warm acceptance, were actually a strategic move-to win the battle, she had to know her enemy well.

The cunning and machinations of the high society dames were indeed sophisticated. Hertha, a low-tier woman in this game of social chess, was admittedly no match.

She was still foolishly believing in their good intentions of others as others betrayed her.

“Alaric told me he had zero feelings for Georgia and that he’d definitely call off their engagement. That’s the only reason I agreed to be with him. Our tiffs are all because of Georgia, Hertha retorted, not playing into Angelina’s narrative of her indifference to Alaric’s past flings, but rather countering it.

Between the lines, she was declaring the depth of her and Alaric’s connection.

Alaric, who had been hesitating about how to defend Hertha, was taken aback by her rebuttal but watched her with a mix of surprise and delight.

tongue when it came to the critical

his engagement to the Reed family’s daughter, so why would you still get involved with him?” Angelina fired

society for years, she could handle this effortlessly.

she was

being with her,” Alaric

told her there was nothing between me and Georgia, not even hand-holding. Plus, every time I see Georgia, I feel nothing but aversion. It’s impossible for us to be together. That so-called fiancée is nothing but an arrangement between

firmly in front

love her. She’s the only one I’ll

conviction.

of his palm against hers. The heat of his palm caused her heart to race uncontrollably like

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was all an act, she might have