Chapter 1484″Fine, that jerk made his bed, now he can lie in it! Thalassa, are you free right now? Why don’t you
come over to my place? We could really use a good chat.” Hertha was quick to shift gears, cursing
Lysander under her breath and no longer trying to push Thalassa towards him.
Knowing that Thalassa was now on her own, Hertha was aware that solitude could lead to
overthinking. So she invited Thalassa over, knowing that a lively atmosphere could help shake off
the blues.
“Sure, I’ll be there soon.” After hanging up the phone, Thalassa got moving.
Driving her car, Thalassa arrived at the Gulfstream Community.
novelbinAs she approached Hertha’s building, she spotted a tall, devilishly handsome man lingering outside.
Dressed in black slacks and a crisp white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, his lean
arms added to his allure.
It was Alaric!
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Seeing him, Thalassa’s internal alarm bells went off.
Alaric saw Thalassa first, his eyes lighting up as he approached her. “Thalassa, you’re here to see
Hertha, right?”
Meeting Alaric’s smirking gaze, Thalassa tensed up. “It’s Tuesday, shouldn’t you be at work?”
He was loitering outside Hertha’s building of all places! He couldn’t possibly be here to see Hertha,
could he?
“I took the day off.” Alaric’s lips curled into a mischievous smile. “You lead the way, I’ll follow.”Without revealing his intentions, he positioned himself behind Thalassa.
But Thalassa saw right through him. Instead of moving forward, she turned around and scrutinized
him with a wary look. “Mr. Falconer, why aren’t you at home sleeping on your day off instead of
hanging around someone else’s building? What are you up to?”
“It’s just that Hertha was injured before, and I wasn’t aware when she got discharged from the
hospital. I didn’t have a chance to send her off. They say when a good friend is hurt, you should
warm their heart with a visit and a get-well gift. I’ve had this gift ready for over a month, and today I
finally found the time to drop by and check on her.”
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Alaric kept his smile, not beating around the bush and admitting he was here to see Hertha.
“Why don’t you just go up then?” Thalassa asked.
“I’m not sure exactly which apartment is hers,” Alaric replied, maintaining his charming yet polite
smile.
His awkward confession didn’t match his confident demeanor. He had followed Hertha before, knew
she lived in the Gulfstream Community, and even knew the building number, but not her specific
floor or apartment.
Thalassa was taken aback for a moment, then offered a politely distant smile. “On behalf of Hertha,
I thank you, Mr. Falconer, for your concern. We appreciate the thought, but no need for a gift. You
should go back, and I will let Hertha know you had her in your thoughts.”
Joke’s on him – she certainly couldn’t lead Alaric to Hertha’s place. What if he saw Hertha’s two
kids?
That would be a disaster.Hertha hadn’t disclosed her address to Alaric, likely worried that it would expose her children’s
existence to him.
“That just wouldn’t do. The sentiment needs to be delivered in person,” Alaric insisted, determined
as he headed towards the building, set on visiting Hertha’s home.
Thalassa frowned slightly, caught in a bind.
Just then, a refined male voice called her name from behind. “Thalassa, are you here to see
Hertha?”
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