Chapter 1190


    Hertha was utterly aggrieved. Not only had she lost her virginity, but now she was being looked down


    upon andbeled as a gold digger.


    After her night with ric, she had genuinely believed they could confront the Falconer n, 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 ric.


    To make her willingly bear ric’s child, Remington had shamelessly lied about offering a whopping


    half a billion to break off ric''s engagement to Georgia. They even plied them with that potent tonic,


    which after drinking, set them aze with desire.


    One dose wasn''t enough, Beatrice personally delivered another batch of that concoction, fearing that


    Hertha and ric 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 ric 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 ric 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 dors spent on just two items.


    Later, staring at the designer loot, she did regret the impulsive spree. She wasn''t one to chase after


    But what was done was done. Hertha decided to let it go.


    Yet ric used this as ammunition to mock her, which set her off like a cat with its tail stepped on, her


    fury unleashed as sheshed back with some choice words.


    With a huff, Hertha turned on her heel and left, leaving ric with a grimace etched on his face as he


    watched her retreating figure.


    His jaw clenched, muscles taut, he red at her departure with a brooding intensity.


    As she rounded a corner and vanished from his sight, ric 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 ric''s temple, the 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.


    After all, he had taken her virginity, and it was he who had initiated their intimacy.


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    He had never been serious, except with Hertha—he wanted to be sincere just this once, and to fight for


    a genuine rtionship with her.


    But his one attempt at earnestness had been yed for a fool.


    The anger within ric spread through his entire being, his breaths ragged, his chest heaving with


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