The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen) novel Chapter 1174

Chapter 1174 

Angelina tasked Eloise with tidying up the living room while she made her way to her son Alaric’s bedroom, intent on handling the aftermath herself. Pushing open the door, she was hit by a wave of intimacy that seemed to linger in the air. 

The room felt unusually warm and the humid air clung to her face, carrying a hint of something unspoken. 

The thought of her son spending the night with a woman like that stirred a fury within her, and she cursed Hertha under her breath countless times. 

Suppressing her annoyance, Angelina moved to the bed to change the sheets, but to her surprise, the comforter was still neatly folded just as it had been the day before. Only the slightest wrinkle in the sheets suggested someone had sat there, but there was no sign that anyone had actually slept in the bed. 

Impossible, she thought. Could it have been Hertha who tidied up in the morning? But Alaric was the last to rise, and Hertha wouldn’t have had the chance to make the bed. 

Knowing her son well, Angelina was certain that Alaric was the type to toss his blankets aside upon waking and never bothered to fold them. It seemed even less likely that he would have made the bed himself. 

As Angelina pondered the situation, her gaze drifted to the floor, where a flash of red caught the corner of her eye. She was about to look away when the color seized her attention, and she focused sharply on it. 

What she saw made her heart skip a beat. There, on the floor, was a stain of blood. 

Had Alaric and Hertha actually slept on the floor? 

Hertha, with her reputation as a player, was still a virgin? 

Last night, Alaric had taken Hertha’s first time. 

Angelina was originally filled with contempt and disdain in her heart for promiscuous women like Hertha. 

Now that Angelina saw the smear of red on the ground, she was shocked and overwhelmed with disbelief instead. 

The sight of the red stain on the floor complicated her feelings towards Hertha. If she was as loose as rumored, how could she be a virgin? 

But if she was a decent girl, why would she say those things to Angelina, take two million. dollars, and leave without a second glance or any intention of clinging to Alaric? 

Modern girls were truly a puzzle. 

With a sigh, Angelina rolled up the cashmere rug, resolving to clean it herself. 

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08:38 

Alaric drove away from the Falconer residence, scanning the streets for any sign of Hertha. He dialed her number, and the phone rang for an eternity, but no one answered. 

A frown creased his brow, and his mood soured. Hertha had left without a word that morning. Was she really angry with him? 

But why? Surely, she owed him an explanation.