Chapter 1419

“I agree. Go ahead with your plan, George said, clapping Alaric on the shoulder with a reassuring thud.

*The Reeds have really thrown you a lifeline in business. Try not to burn bridges with them,” Michael reminded Alaric before he left. After casting a meaningful glance at Hertha, he made his exit.

One by one, the rest of the stakeholders filtered out of the room.

At the conference room door, only Hertha and Alaric remained.

The once bustling space quieted down, and the air seemed to thicken with an odd tension that made Hertha feel uneasy, her heartbeat picking up pace.

“Um, I actually…”

“Sorry you had to see that circus, Alaric cut in before she could continue, his normally carefree eyes clouded with a certain gravity.

The roguish charm that usually danced in his eyes seemed to have dimmed, leaving him looking decidedly deflated.

He was apologizing to Hertha for having to witness such an unbecoming scene.

him in that state, but the last person he wanted to

she had witnessed it.

pride had been dragged through

he turned to leave.

mouth agape, struggling to reconcile the image of the embarrassed, guilt–ridden man

him was now overshadowed by restraint.

was heart–wrenching to

Hertha hastily called out, “Alaric,

hands clenching at his sides,

over. He noted Alaric’s troubled expression and Hertha standing behind

door.

brewing. Alaric had been in a meeting today, and it wouldn’t have been the first

in the boardroom.

time, Hertha may have stumbled upon it, and Hertha was the

office. I didn’t expect her to be at the conference room door,” Alistair apologized, bowing slightly

this time.

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