Chapter 1144


    Remington made his decision not just because of that thing ric said, but also because Hertha had


    just fearlessly countered Angelina''s remarks.


    He saw the love between ric and Hertha.


    And if they were in love, well, things were going to be a whole lot easier.


    "Father, do you even hear yourself?" Angelina said with discontent.


    "That settles it then," Remington dered to Angelina. "That engagement with the Reeds was your


    doing; none of us, including ric, agreed to it. It''s hardly an engagement, just you cozying up to the


    Reeds. Now, the Falconers are willing to shell out half a billion to clean up your mess. So cool it, would


    you?"


    Though Remington no longer ran the Falconer empire, his words carried weight and efficiency.


    He said they would invest half a billion into the Reed Group, and sure enough, the Falconers would


    soon open to fulfill that promise.


    Angelina wanted to retort, but seeing Remington’s set in a look that brooked no further argument, she


    backed down. Even so, the discontent stewed in her.


    "Sweetheart, haven''t had dinner yet, have you? Our kitchen''s whipping up something special as we


    speak. Why don''t you stay?" Beatrice was warmly inviting Hertha to stay.


    "Grandma, I really shouldn''t..."


    "Stay for the meal, then I''ll drive you home," ric said, squeezing her hand with an earnestness that


    seemed to mirror true lovers'' fervor.


    ric''s apparent reluctance to part with Hertha was not lost on Beatrice and Remington, who were


    grinning from ear to ear at the sight.


    "Exactly. At least stay for lunch. Take it as a gesture from us here," Remington said, his demeanor


    instantly softening from the stern front he presented to Angelina. He was now looking kindly upon


    Hertha.


    Faced with such warmth, Hertha found it a mistake to refuse. She felt it was difficult to say no.


    "Thank you both." Hertha replied, thinking to herself that she might as well see this through. Once the


    deed was done, ric would have no grounds to say she hadn''t put in the effort, and then he''d have to


    help her meet Dominic, the star she was crazy about.


    That was all because she became infatuated with Dominic recently.


    She had agreed to ric''s absurd request just because she could meet Dominic face-to-face.


    "There you go. No need for thanks, we''re all family here," Beatrice said. She was growing fonder of


    Hertha by the minute.


    So ric had a thing for cushy girls, she mused. Good, very good. The prospect of chubby


    grandchildren delighted her.


    Angelina was the least pleased. Casting a sidelong nce at ric and Hertha''s sped hands, she


    felt there was something off.


    Even in the throes of love, you don''t hold hands all the time. She thought.


    The more they tried to show, the more dubious it seemed.


    "I''ll go check on the meal preparations," Angelina said, using it as an excuse to leave the living room


    for the kitchen.


    "Hertha, what would you like to eat? I''ll have the kitchen whip it up for you," Beatrice offered.


    "No need to bother, really. I''m easy to please and I like everything," Hertha said so politely.


    "Then I''ll make sure the chef prepares us a feast," Beatrice said with a smile and headed for the


    kitchen.


    Upon entering, she found Angelina leaning against a counter, arms crossed, stewing.


    "Trying to meddle in your own son''s love life now, are you?" Beatrice approached. New ch?pter


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