Thalassa spun around, and there was Spencer, sporting a crisp blue shirt and slate-gray slacks, striding toward her with a plump chicken in his grasp.
Relief washed over Thalassa as she greeted him, “Spencer, did you go grocery shopping?”
Spencer?
The name struck Alaric like a hammer to the heart, his steps faltered, and he turned, the carefree smirk wiped clean off his face.
Indeed, Spencer approached, a lively hen clutched in his hand.
Alaric’s gaze fixed on the chicken’s clucking beak, a shiver running down his spine, his skin crawling with goosebumps. Rooted to the spot, paralyzed with dread, he couldn't move an inch.
Since childhood, Alaric had harbored an irrational fear of beaked creatures, chickens most of all!
And now, as fate would have it, Spencer was parading the very object of his phobia. Alaric felt trapped, his blood running cold with alarm.
“Yep, picked up a chicken to make a hearty soup for Hertha—help with her recovery,” Spencer said, reaching Thalassa's side with a gentlemanly smile.
Then, spotting Alaric not too far off, he added, “Mr. Falconer, you missed out on the meal last time. Stay for some chicken soup, will you?”
With that, he lifted the chicken a tad higher, flaunting its quality, hinting at the savory broth it would yield. In a show of good faith, Spencer edged closer to Alaric, chicken in hand.
Confronted with the chicken’s beak, Alaric’s deep-seated fear surfaced. He dodged behind Thalassa, panic-stricken, urging Spencer, “Keep that thing away from me. Take it away!”
Thalassa turned to find Alaric cowering behind her, his complexion ghostly pale.
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)
Is this the end of the story...
Thanks for completing this beautiful story May you always prosper....
Waiting to hear how the grandfather behaves going forwards. Thanks for updating...
This story is splendid. Thanks so much....
I find Hertha extremely childish.poor Alaric one woman is childish the other one is domineering and a liar.poor guy.please get the Thalassa and Lysander story back...
Crossing my fingers. Thanks so kuch...
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Oh thanks for this beautiful novel updates. At last the man's legs are healed....
Hertha needs to tell Alaric everything and quit giving a hard time ....
Hertha is being childish.thanks for the updates...