Chapter 1415


    This name was always on the tip of ric’s tongue, and sometimes he would stare at the contact number on his phone, lost in


    thought, his finger hovering over the call button but never quite making the connection.


    Alistair figured the woman must mean a lot to ric.


    Now, the very same woman was calling ric directly, and if Alistair were to turn her away, Mr. Falconer would surely be angry.


    So, taking the initiative, Alistair replied, "Come on up to the 28th floor please, to the Vice President''s office."


    “But the receptionist won''t let me through," Hertha protested.


    "Just hand her the phone, I''ll talk to her."


    Hertha did as told, and the receptionist''s demeanor shifted from frosty indifference to cordialpliance as she spoke into the


    phone. Returning the phone to Hertha, she showed a weing smile, "Right this way, Ms. Kensington. Please take the elevator


    up to the 28th floor."


    Hertha noticed the change in the receptionist''s behavior but chose not to engage, taking her phone back and stepping into the


    elevator.


    Upon reaching the 28th floor, Hertha found herself a stranger in the Falconer Group''sbyrinth of power and prestige, unsure


    where the Vice President''s office was. She nced around and decided to venture left.


    Suddenly, the sound of an argument spilled out from one of the rooms.


    Hertha paused, curiosity drawing her gaze toward the source of themotion, only to see a que that read ‘Conference


    Room rather than ‘Office’.


    She was about to move on when a woman''s imperious voice cut through the air.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    “ric, give me a straight answer in front of all the shareholders! Will you marry me or not? If you won''t, Michael, Adrian, George


    —they won''t back you anymore! There would be no point in you ying Vice President then! Marry me, and they''ll rmend


    you as the rightful head of the Falconer Group tomorrow!"


    That voice was Georgia’s! She was pressuring ric into marriage in front of thepany''s shareholders!


    Georgia''s words were a p in the face to ric''s pride. She was pretty much saying that ric''s sess hinged solely on


    marrying her, or else he''d plummet from grace.


    It sounded like she was calling ric a kept man.


    Did Georgia even like ric?


    Surely, she shouldn''t push him into a corner to get him to marry her even if she loved him.


    Hertha stopped in her tracks, her ears tuned to the drama unfolding within.


    "Georgia, this is the Falconer Group''s medical project meeting, not your Reed family circus. If you want to throw a tantrum, do it


    on your own turf!" ric''s voice was strained with suppressed anger as he attempted to reason with her.


    But Georgia was relentless. "Without the Reed family''s support, would you even be here discussing strategies with the top


    brass? You''d still be scraping by in some small-time firm! ric, just pick a wedding date today in front of all these shareholders,


    and they will petition the current CEO tomorrow to name you the head of the Falconer Group. Your cousin Jeremiah Falconer


    won''t stand a chance at this position then. Just say the word, and I''ll have mom and dad set it all up!"


    Georgia''s words were a mix of threat and enticement, desperate measures to make ric hers.


    Hertha felt disgusted. What a brainless, domineering woman, giving no one a moment''s respite.


    No wonder ric wouldn''t marry her.


    Yet, cornered by Georgia''s ultimatums, ric managed to keep his cool. It was impressive restraint.


    "Georgia, how many times have you


    caused a scene at the office? | may


    tolerate it once, tawigecblib adntttink


    rap patiehdelis endless! To hell with


    this Vice President title!" ric


    exploded, kicking the table before


    storming out. Please read the original


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    He wrenched open the conference room door,ing face-to-face with Hertha, who had inadvertently be an eavesdropper


    in his eyes.


    “Oops, just passing by. | didn’t hear a thing," Hertha said with a nervous chuckle, meeting ric''s furious gaze.


    "ric, don''t you dare walk away


    from me! I''m your fiancée. Ist wiidng


    f me,agk yours Merry me?"


    Ofgia''s angry voice followed them


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    Without a second thought, ric


    grabbed Hertha by the waist, pulli


    her close as a shi Kd agtinst Georgia,


    Hid woibelseed with venom, "My


    fiancée has changed. She''s got more


    charm in ten minutes than you''ve had


    your entire life!" Please read the


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    With that, he pulled Hertha’s face to his and nted a fierce kiss on her lips.


    Hertha''s eyes widened in shock, caughtpletely off guard by his action.