Chapter 1856


    "Hey, Hertha,e on, don''t be like that. Everything I said earlier was true." Richard was getting anxious seeing Hertha''s cold response. ric had threatened him, saying they''d be through if he didn''t smooth things over with Hertha.


    Richard truly valued his friendship with ric.


    "Mr. Richard, you might as well leave. You''re ruining our dinner. We were enjoying our meal until you showed up, and now we''ve lost our appetite," Hertha said, clearly not interested in prolonging the conversation.


    Richard was taken aback, "What do you mean? Do I look that off-putting to you?"


    "Take it however you want to. We''re going to eat now," Hertha picked up her fork and knife again, resuming her meal, ignoring Richardpletely. Getting the hint, Richard nodded, stood up, and walked away.


    The table fell silent again. Hertha chewed her food, but it tasted nd, and she felt a sudden weariness, as if all her energy had been drained. "Maybe you should give Richard a chance?" Thssa leaned in and whispered to Hertha.


    Hertha gave her a nce and said, "Even you caught the obvious ws in his story. How can we trust him? I''d rather trust the police." "But what if it''s true..."


    "Even if it is, there''s no going back for me and ric." Hertha cut Thssa off, her voice tinged with sadness. "ric and Georgia have a child together. That''s a barrier too high for me to ever cross."


    Thssa opened her mouth to say something more but stopped at Hertha''s clear reluctance to discuss it further.


    Richard exited the restaurant and immediately called ric.


    He had cleared his day to exin to Hertha that ric was innocent, but it had all been in vain.


    No matter what, he had to update ric on the situation.


    The moment the call connected, Richard knew ric had been anxiously waiting.


    "How did it go?" ric asked immediately.


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    believe me. She thinks I''m some


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    "Damn it, Richard, you''ve screwed


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    He couldn''t bear to lose Hertha.


    "Women are so hard to please.


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    some other way?" Richard felt guilty, especially since his n had backfired, leading to this mess.


    "I don''t need it!" ric hung up, furious and disappointed.


    Richard sighed as he stared at the disconnected call screen, regretting how things had turned out.


    Meanwhile, at the Sinir Group''s headquarters.


    David and his team were at the main entrance, ready to wee Lysander.


    Today was the scheduled shareholders'' meeting.


    Lysander was invited to participate, marking his quickest route back into the Sinir Group fold.