The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

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Hertha was utterly aggrieved. Not only had she lost her virginity, but now she was being looked down upon and labeled as a gold
digger.
After her night with Alaric, she had genuinely believed they could confront the Falconer clan, that their staged romance might
turn into a real one, and there could be a real future
with him.
But then Angelina dropped a bombshell: Hertha was nothing but a means for Beatrice and Remington to secure an heir for
Alaric.
To make her willingly bear Alaric’s child, Remington had shamelessly lied about offering a whopping half a billion to break off
Alaric’s engagement to Georgia. They even plied them with that potent tonic, which after drinking, set them ablaze with desire.
One dose wasn’t enough, Beatrice personally delivered another batch of that concoction, fearing that Hertha and Alaric wouldn’t
get intimate.
The stark reality of the situation made it impossible for Hertha to doubt the truth in Angelina’s words.
Moreover, wasn’t Alaric at the restaurant today, discussing wedding dates with Georgia? This all but confirmed that Remington’s
words were just a ruse, and the engagement between Alaric and Georgia was far from being called off.
Devastated after leaving the Falconer estate, Hertha felt as if she’d been chewed up and spat out. In a fit of retail revenge, she
stormed the mall, indulging in designer handbags and shoes.

A staggering half a million dollars spent on just two items.
Later, staring at the designer loot, she did regret the impulsive spree. She wasn’t one to chase after labels; that day, her
spending spree was purely to spite Alaric.
But what was done was done. Hertha decided to let it go.
Yet Alaric used this as ammunition to mock her, which set her off like a cat with its tail stepped on, her fury unleashed as she
lashed back with some choice words.
With a huff, Hertha turned on her heel and left, leaving Alaric with a grimace etched on his face as he watched her retreating
figure.
His jaw clenched, muscles taut, he glared at her departure with a brooding intensity.
As she rounded a corner and vanished from his sight, Alaric found himself impulsively following her.
He rounded the wall to find Hertha at the checkout, finalizing her purchase.
Seeing her there, alone at the register, a throbbing pulse hammered at Alaric’s temple, the
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onset of a headache fueled by anger.

It seemed Hertha’s words weren’t just spoken in the heat of the moment, they were her
truth.
She approached him, seemingly only for the money, while with Spencer, it was genuine affection-she wouldn’t even let Spencer
pay for a meal.
Yet she took for granted the Falconer family’s two million, spending a cool half a million without batting an eye.
For those she didn’t care for, she spent tens of thousands without a second thought, but for someone she liked, she wouldn’t
even let them spring for dinner.
Alaric’s breathing grew heavy with rage. That night, he had intended to fight for a chance with Hertha, and to stand up to his
family for her.
After all, he had taken her virginity, and it was he who had initiated their intimacy.
Although he had been involved with many women, only seeking temporary pleasure, he rarely took the initiative to bed them-it
was they who would seduce him, scheming to get
him between the sheets, and none of them were virgins.
Those fleeting encounters were nothing more than satisfying carnal needs.
He had never been serious, except with Hertha-he wanted to be sincere just this once. and to fight for a genuine relationship with
her.
But his one attempt at earnestness had been played for a fool.
The anger within Alaric spread through his entire being, his breaths ragged, his chest heaving with each turbulent emotion.