The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

The moment Alaric dropped to one knee, the room went dead silent, including Hertha, who was so caught off guard that her eyes widened in sheer disbelief. There Alaric was, on one knee, with a ring in hand, proposing to her right in the middle of what was supposed to be a joyful and

straightforward

event.

find someone he truly loved and wanted to marry, especially with Spencer's parents watching from the audience. They had waited three long years to see their son get married. The thought of disappointing them again was unbearable; after all, how many "three years" could they possibly have left? As Hertha's gaze met Alaric's

herself in wasn't something she could handle with her usual resolve. If she were to lash out at Alaric, telling him to get lost, everyone in attendance, watching and waiting for her reaction, would take it as confirmation that the rumors about her and Spencer were true. That would inevitably ruin Spencer

was beyond her emotional capacity. The unresolved issues between Alaric and Georgia

anxious and tearful eyes were particularly piercing, reflecting the tension and turmoil of the moment. Emmeline's father, gripping her

his daughter would let her marry a man whose heart belonged to