Under the heiress facade

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Chapter 86

Hera had barely tasted the dish, so she obediently nodded. “Yeali

“Say ‘Please, Bernie‘ then,” Bemand requested. As he finished his words, he braced himself, expecting Hera to meet his request with a chilly response.

Yet, the temptation of delle konis food was too

Bimatoprsist, Without hesitation, she called out, “Please, Bernie,”

With that, Bernard’s hand twitched imperceptibly, and his throat tightened, is spur–of–the–moment decision to have tena address him differently suddenly felt weighty.

It wasn’t the first time people had called him “Berule,” but heating lil banderafelt different,

As Heta spoke, her mind telt logry, as if the food had clouded her thoughts. She couldn’t believe she fell for his charm. Despite her racing heart, she accepted the steak calmily and continued eating.

as was the bacon. Ilent convinced herself she was only complying for the

each other, lost in their thoughts. ng breakfast, Yet,

but Bernard stopped her. “Leave It. The maid will handle it. Tonight,

inquired, still preoccupied as she kept an eye out for Tiramisu trying to snatch leftovers.

sakl, deliberately observing: Herd’s

then glanced up as she asked,

remembered

since her

conference before. She knew

a medical prodigy

paised and then offered a reasnuble explanation, “To assess her

displeased “Don’t you believe that I’ll be able to cure your

Chad doesn’t know that and arranged someone else for me,” Berard explained, his tone carrying a hint of resentment as he portrayed himself as a victim –

It was a stark contrast from her earlier compliance. At that moment, she seemed like a fair–weather partner, disengaging now that they’d

going either. As a “weakling in the Killian family, I’m isolated and defenseless, I have no