Chapter 1143


    When Hertha received the probing text from Angelina, her lips twitched—was Angelina trying to spur


    her into action, or was this some kind of insinuation?


    It dawned on her that Angelina''s earlier inquisitions, which seemed like a warm eptance, were


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    actually a strategic move—to win the battle, she had to know her enemy well.


    The cunning and machinations of the high society dames were indeed sophisticated. Hertha, a low-tier


    woman in this game of social chess, was admittedly no match.


    She was still foolishly believing in their good intentions of others as others betrayed her.


    "ric told me he had zero feelings for Georgia and that he''d definitely call off their engagement. That''s


    the only reason I agreed to be with him. Our tiffs are all because of Georgia," Hertha retorted, not


    ying into Angelina''s narrative of her indifference to ric''s past flings, but rather countering it.


    Between the lines, she was dering the depth of her and ric''s connection.


    ric, who had been hesitating about how to defend Hertha, was taken aback by her rebuttal but


    watched her with a mix of surprise and delight.


    The woman sure had a sharp tongue when it came to the critical moment.


    "You knew about his engagement to the Reed family''s daughter, so why would you still get involved


    with him?" Angelina fired back. She was always one step ahead. Having navigated the treacherous


    waters of high society for years, she could handle this effortlessly.


    Hertha was no match for her, evident as she was left speechless and humiliated by the question.


    "It was me who insisted on being with her," ric interjected hastily.


    "I told her there was nothing between me and Georgia, not even hand-holding. Plus, every time I see


    Georgia, I feel nothing but aversion. It''s impossible for us to be together. That so-called fiancée is


    nothing but an arrangement between you and the Reed family. I never acknowledged her as my


    fiancée, nor did I ever agree to the engagement."


    As ric spoke, he took Hertha''s hand in his, gripping it firmly in front of Remington, Beatrice, and


    Angelina, his face a canvas of devoted affection.


    "I only love her. She''s the only one I''ll marry in a lifetime!" he dered with unwavering conviction.


    Hertha felt the warmth of his palm against hers. The heat of his palm caused her heart to race


    uncontrobly like a drum.


    If she hadn''t known this was all an act, she might have believed ric''s derations were genuine!


    The guy wasying it on thick—what would he do if all the promations were overturned?


    Remington eximed, "I will take care of it. We''ll negotiate with the Reed family. Our Falconer family is


    willing to invest a hefty five hundred million in the Reed Group''s new venture, provided they''re willing to


    annul the engagement they arranged with your mother." Co?tent belo?gs to Draм?nоvеls.cоm