The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 1896

Chapter 1896

He took a sip, and his face twisted in distaste. "Ugh, that's bitter! I can't drink this, take it away!"

Alaric shivered from the bitterness.

In his entire life, he had never tasted medicine this bitter.

This bitterness was not something ordinary people could endure.

Alaric pushed the medicine back into Ethan's hands, turning his head away, not wanting to give it another glance.

Ethan, looking troubled, said, "If you don't take your medicine, how are you going to get better?"

Lydia, with her arms crossed, looked at Alaric lying in bed and said, "I only gave you acupuncture to temporarily suppress your symptoms. To truly get better, you need to take your medicine."

"I'd rather keep getting acupuncture than drink this," Alaric complained.

"This medicine might be bitter, but it works fast. With your fever so high, if you want to avoid damaging your liver, spleen, stomach, and kidneys, taking herbal medicine is the best choice," Lydia reasoned with Alaric.

"I'd rather damage my liver, spleen, stomach, and kidneys..." Better than a broken heart, he thought to himself, not voicing it out loud. He sneaked a glance at Hertha standing nearby.

forward, snatching the herbal concoction from Ethan's

Hertha's demeanor, Ethan knew he was outmatched and

her presence commanding, as she said to Alaric, "Come here and

very much like an adult lecturing

didn't want to take the medicine, giving Hertha a pitiful look. "Do

come here!"

been able to outright refuse

front of Hertha, he was as meek

the edge

up!" Hertha commanded, her tone

to upset Hertha, Alaric obediently opened

herbal concoction, aimed it at

his mouth, looking around for a

with an imposing tone, said, "Don't

immediately closed his mouth,

Hertha stood in

up at her, eyes

with a

to swallow this