Chapter 1229

After that night, Hertha began to distance herself from him, even taking his mother’s money before leaving! Could it really be because she found him lacking?

Wasn’t she satisfied that night?

No, she’s a woman who’s just tasted the forbidden fruit. How could she know enough to be dissatisfied with him?

After her declaration, Hertha prepared to continue her drinking spree by picking up her glass.

Alaric watched her with blurry, drunken eyes. He reached out, snatched the glass from her

hand and slammed it down onto the table with a thud.

Hertha was like a cat with its tail stepped on. She instantly bristled, glaring at Alaric. “What the hell are you doing? You think you’re too good for us, don’t you?” she snapped.

Her emphasis on “us” was heavy, her eyes burning with anger and mockery to cover the sadness in them.

Considering her intoxicated state, Alaric tried not to take her harsh words to heart.

to keep his emotions in check, and asked, “You keep accusing me of tattling-what’s

prickly towards

be a reason for her sharp

she’s seeing another guy! Causing trouble between Thalassa and Lysander, just to make me miserable, to give me heartache? What, it’s fine for you to court Georgia Reed, but

it was she who had called Alaric here. She’d

him to

anger Alaric had been suppressing

gritted his teeth, exhaled deeply and tried desperately to keep his cool. “Yes, your quest for love is so noble, beyond reproach!”

gaze fixed on him, searching for a

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problem with you, I wouldn’t stoop to upsetting

to be thought

he was the sort of man who would sabotage Lysander and Thalassa’s relationship just

as a backstabber, a snitch, someone who enjoyed

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