Chapter 1404


    "Mr. Falconer, I''ve still got something to do today. Let''s catch up another time," Dr. Funke paused, shing a polite smile at ric


    before stepping into the elevator.


    ric lingered at the elevator entrance, not joining him inside. The roguish grin that usually yed on his face was reced by a


    more formal expression. "Alright, I''ll contact you another day. Have a good day."


    No sooner had he finished speaking than the elevator doors slid shut.


    “Hey, Dr. Funke..." Hertha stepped forward, about to say something when the doors closed.


    Watching the elevator descend, Hertha pushed ric''s arm irritably, "What are you ying at? You knew we were here to see


    Dr. Funke, and you just let him leave!"


    ric''s arm swayed to the side with her push. Turning his mischievous eyes to her, the familiar yful spark was still there.


    “Hertha, three years have passed and you''re still as brash as ever!"Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.


    "Who''s brash? ric, you think you can lecture me?" Hertha red at him sideways, clearly annoyed.


    "You guys catch up, I''ll head down," interjected Thssa, noticing Hertha and ric’s reunion tinged with unspoken feelings. The


    way they looked at each other spoke volumes of their longing despite the bickering that ensued.


    Deciding to leave them alone, Thssa didn''t want to y third wheel any longer.


    Just as she finished speaking, another elevator arrived. She stepped in and closed the door behind her.


    ric nced briefly at the elevator before turning back to Hertha with a sly squint, "The first time you saw me, you asked for my


    contact information, trying to reel me in. Now, you’re throwing yourself at a doctor old enough to be your dad without even


    meeting him? Hertha, has three years without me left you that thirsty?"


    Confronted with his usual cavalier remarks, Hertha scoffed as if unbothered, "Back then, | was drawn in by your looks, but turned


    off by your character. Now, I''m attracted to Dr. Funke''s character. As for looks, | can get past that, can''t I?"


    Her words were deliberate, aimed at riling ric, pretending she had lost all interest in him.


    But only her heart knew the truth: the moment she saw him, the feelings she''d suppressed for years reignited, her heart


    pounding with renewed fervor.


    Yet things were different now. She couldn''t be as impulsive as before, chasing after someone on a whim.


    Three years had matured Hertha.


    The older one gets, the better they can control their impulses. They will think twice before acting, instead of just following their


    immediate desires.


    "What did you say? You really fell for Dr. Funke?" ric was provoked by Hertha''s words, his lean frame closing in on her.


    "You must have had your eye on


    plenty of guys these past three mM


    years!" ric wag sers￥Eoné-son of


    the Falddrlé? family, who exuded an


    aristocratic aura, his presence


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    The moment he got angry, that aura of him seemed to intensify.


    As he approached, Hertha felt the wave of his imposing presence, stepping back until her heels hit the wall.


    ric braced his hand against the


    wall, encircling Hertha etweer the |


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    het with a mix of panic and defiance.


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    Hertha had slimmed downpared


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    Ss ed to have filled out a bit more.


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