The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Chapter 1973

Chapter 1973

"Really? This one?" Alaric hesitated, eyeing the sleek car in front of him.

"Absolutely, I told you, this is the one. Are you buying or what?" Hertha snapped, mistaking his hesitation for reluctance to pay.

"Buying, buying, I'm on it," Alaric hurried, pulling out his credit card and following the salesperson to the cashier.

He had planned to splurge on something more expensive, but he almost upset her with his indecision. This was not the moment to waver.

Alaric paid in full without a second thought.

Turning to Hertha with a grin, he teased, "I heard that when a woman tries to save a man money, it's because she sees a future with him. Hertha, are you...?"

smug smile. I'm just avoiding future debts," Hertha rolled

ma'am, your car is ready to be taken home now," the

perhaps the quickest sale the salesperson had ever made a whopping $40,000

Hertha walked towards the shining red

"Well, if it isn't Hertha? A middle-class girl dreaming of a Mustang. I bet the salesperson thought they'd wasted their time." The voice was unmistakably snide. Hertha turned to see Georgia, her face gaunt as if sculpted from bone, her elaborate makeup doing little to hide her disdain. Georgia was arm-in-arm with another woman,

word's made her pause. Instead, she brandished the sales receipt in Georgia's face, a cold smile playing on her lips. "See this? I bought it. The middle-class girl you look down on just bought what you consider a luxury.

to catch the awkward moment, approached with a restrained smile, addressing Georgia,

Hertha's actual purchase of a Mustang, retorted, "A Mustang, really? It's just about $40,000. That's barely more than my

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allowance. Still a pauper's

see."

but laugh

I

louder, hands on hips, as she couldn't contain