Chapter 1235


    Hearing ric murmur Hertha''s name, Georgia felt as if her heart had been stabbed, a cocktail of pain,


    anger, resentment, and jealousy coursing through her.


    Her breathing was once tense with anticipation, but now heaved with indignant fury.


    The realization hit her like a ton of bricks—if she didn''t seize tonight''s opportunity, she''d lose her


    chance to be his bride forever!


    ric''s heart had wandered towards Hertha. Georgia knew her path to his life would only get tougher if


    he had feelings for Hertha.


    She had been smitten with ric since childhood, and had finally managed to broker a potential union


    between the Reeds and the Falconers.


    But ric seemed indifferent to her, avoiding her at every turn.


    Her heart ached, but this only fueled her determination. She took a deep breath and continued to peel


    off his shirt, even as ric caught her hands, trying to stop her. She brushed his hands aside and


    persisted in undressing him.


    "Hertha, don''t y with fire..." ric''sst shred of reason resisted, but his body was already betraying


    him, his voice husky, his chest burning up.


    At the mention of Hertha''s name, Georgia''s heart twisted with pain, but she pressed on, slipping off his


    trousers.


    She whispered softly, "Pretend I''m Hertha. You brought me to your room, surely not just to sleep?


    Wouldn''t it be a disservice to your passion if we didn''t do anything?"


    ric''s head spun, his eyes hardly able to open, thinking he must be dreaming, his brow furrowed in


    confusion.


    Georgia leaned in, her lips inching towards ric''s. The closer she got, the more she felt his feverish


    breath.


    Just as their lips were about to meet, the bedside phone rang out abruptly. The shrill tone broke


    through the tension, halting Georgia''s advances.


    Annoyed, she nced at the phone, tempted to ignore it, but the insistent ringing continued.


    Roused by the noise, ric stirred. Georgia was startled, quickly straightened up and picked up the


    phone, her voice low and tense. "Hello, what is it?"


    She fought to contain her irritation.


    Of all the times for a call, it had to be now, interrupting her intimate moment.


    It was the hotel front desk. "Good evening, there seems to be a problem with the identification provided


    for your room. The passport is expired and can''t be epted. Could you pleasee down to rectify


    the situation?"


    "An expired passport was epted for registration, and now you say there''s a problem? What were


    you doing earlier?" Georgia retorted impatiently.


    The front desk apologized, "We''re very sorry, it was our new staff member who checked you in, and


    she wasn''t aware of the policy. However, we''re currently under strict scrutiny, and the police are here


    checking for guests with ID issues. If you can''te down, they''ll have toe up for an inspection."


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    The mention of policeing up for a check sent Georgia into a panic. Swallowing her anger, she


    replied, "I''ll be right down."


    If the police came up and saw the scene, all her efforts would be in vain.


    She''d go down, present her valid passport, and then return to continue where she and ric had left


    off.


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    "Ugh!" ric, deep in slumber, grunted as Hertha''s weight pressed down on him. With a swift roll, he


    reversed their positions, pinning Hertha beneath him.


    "Hertha, I gave you a chance to say no, and you didn''t take it," he growled. "Now, let''s see if I''m as


    rough or as gentle as you think!"


    With that, he bent down and fiercely captured Hertha''s lips with his own.