Chapter 1419


    "| agree. Go ahead with your n," George said, pping ric on the shoulder with a reassuring thud.


    "The Reeds have really thrown you a lifeline in business. Try not to burn bridges with them," Michael reminded ric before he


    left. After casting a meaningful nce at Hertha, he made his exit.


    One by one, the rest of the stakeholders filtered out of the room.


    At the conference room door, only Hertha and ric remained.


    The once bustling space quieted down, and the air seemed to thicken with an odd tension that made Hertha feel uneasy, her


    heartbeat picking up pace.


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    "Sorry you had to see that circus," ric cut in before she could continue, his normally carefree eyes clouded with a certain


    gravity.


    The roguish charm that usually danced in his eyes seemed to have dimmed, leaving him looking decidedly deted.


    He was apologizing to Hertha for having to witness such an unbing scene.


    He was frustrated with himself, too. Anyone could''ve seen him in that state, but thest person he wanted to be seen like that by


    was Hertha.


    And yet, she had witnessed it.


    ric felt as if his pride had been dragged through the mud, and he couldn''t bear to face Hertha.


    After that apology, he turned to leave.


    Hertha stood stunned, her mouth agape, struggling to reconcile the image of the embarrassed, guilt-ridden man before her with


    the mboyant, carefree ric she knew.


    The nonchnce that once defined him was now overshadowed by restraint.


    And that restraint was heart-wrenching to see.


    Snapping back to reality and noticing ric walking away, Hertha hastily called out, "ric, | need your help with something.”


    ric stopped in his tracks, his hands clenching at his sides, but he didn''t turn around.


    At that moment, Alistair hurried over. He noted ric''s troubled expression and Hertha standing behind him near the conference


    room door.


    Alistair sensed trouble brewing. ric had been in a meeting today, and it wouldn''t have been the first time Georgia had caused


    a scene in the boardroom.


    This time, Hertha may have stumbled upon it, and Hertha was the one person ric cared about the most.


    "Mr. Falconer, | apologize, | told the


    reception to let Ms. Kensington up. |


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    Crates néery f at the


    ? fence room door,’ Alistair


    apologized, bowing slightly in


    acknowledgment of his mistake. He


    may have really messed up this time.


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    ric lifted his hawk-like eyes and said sternly to Alistair, "Go attend to your business!"


    Alistair looked up in surprise, hardly able to believe that Mr. Falconer wasn''t holding him ountable for his blunder! The relief


    was so sudden that Alistair almost couldn''t believe it.


    “What, you want to forfeit all your holidays?" ric asked.


    “No, no, I''m on it right away. Have a good day, Mr. Falconer, I''ll vanish," Alistair quickly responded, throwing a nce at Hertha


    before hurrying off.


    He had dodged a bullet with Mr. Falconer, and it was all thanks to Hertha. Had it been any other day, a single mistake could have


    cost him his vacation for half a year.


    Hertha stepped up to ric, tilting


    her head back to meet his strikingly


    handsome face. She cr ssetheri\!


    aeqe advan bi smile, "Who


    uld''ve thought that the


    free-spirited second son of the


    Falconer family, the lord of Sapphire


    Skyline, would find corporate life so


    stifling?" Please read the original


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    Seeing the amusement in her


    expression, ric''s already


    embarrassed demeanor grew 6aldet,


    witha @oide tinged with


    difort, he said, "Did youe all


    the way to Falconer Group just to get


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