Under the heiress facade

Chapter 7

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Chapter7

Hera’s stare was cold and emotionless as if she were staring at an object instead of a person. This deeply disgusted Mildred.

“Yes! If you can get into the top ten of your grade and make the Everetts proud, you’ll eam a nice room,” Mildred said sharply.

“Got it,” Hera replied. Then, she turned to Lilith. “Let’s go.”

“Huh?” Lilith was momentarily puzzled before understanding that Hera wanted her to show the way to the guest rooms. Lilith’s guilt deepened.

As Mildred watched them go, her face twisted with disdain. To her, it seemed absurd that someone like Hera, a rural person with limited education, would dare to strive for a top ten spot in her grade.

Tonight’s dinner was supposed to be a warm welcome for Hera’s return home and a celebration of the family’s reunion

However, Gino, who had a bump on his head didn’t want to join them. Gideon, whom Hera had never met, was also missing from the dining table.

meal, Lilith passed Hera a

few days. I’ve researched some options for you to

to the list of schools.

the countryside. Why

it was no secret that the academic standards at a rural school couldn’t compare to those of an International

and said, “Crvenridge International Academy teaches entirely in

changed into a titted black dress that made her fair skin shine. With her refined manners at the dinner table, no one would guess she came from

of her as he observed

and her beauty could pave the way for a marriage that would benefit the Everett family once she

casually said, “I’ve decided to

everyone at the table

seeming bothered, Hera grabbed another short

thinking? That school of yours up in the mountains doesn’t even have a good

to cope with Covenridge? Do you want to bring shame to the Everetts by doing poorly on the SATs?”

She ranked as the highest–performing student in her school, which catered

school each year, and they often juggled multiple responsibilities. Many of them would resign within

this situation, even though Hera excelled academically, some might doubt the real

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