Chapter 1409

Anyone in their right mind would have settled down with Georgia by now, cozying up to the Reeds, wouldn’t they?

Hertha cracked a smile and said, “Alaric, you’re not exactly basking in sunshine, and your brain’s not firing on all cylinders either.”

“Hertha, I’m really not in the mood for your sass now!” Alaric snapped back, anger edging his voice.

“I’m not sassing you. If you’re so keen on snagging the CEO spot at Falconer Group, then just tie the knot with Georgia and get in good with the Reeds. They’ve got the clout to make your dreams come true soon. Why on earth were you fighting with Georgia about anyway?” Hertha pressed, her tone serious.

“What do

you think our fight was about? It was about defending you, wasn’t it?” Alaric blurted out without thinking.

People could say he climbed the ladder thanks to the Reeds, that they looked down on him.

But hearing it from Hertha, it stung. It felt like a heavy stone pressing on his chest, making it hard to breathe.

her eyes wide with

all he had achieved in the past three years

that she still held a

she had kept

Alaric was moved. He stepped

touch felt like a burn to Hertha, who instinctively stepped back to keep distance

the one who held me back. Georgia might not see it, but I do. You act like you’re defending me,

rejecting Alaric’s

rekindling anything with Alaric, especially after three years and with him being engaged, was not on her agenda.

to Alaric. She had lashed

Alaric, they brought an unexpected pang of hurt.

hand, which had been reaching for her cheek, fell back to his side. His

lobby, and the doors

squeezed past him and darted out. Her

friend sitting in the lounge area,

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