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.

the bacon. Ilent convinced herself she was only complying for the sake of the food. Yeah, that was

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

to clean up, but Bernard stopped her. “Leave It. The maid will handle it. Tonight, come with me to meet someone,”

she kept an eye out for Tiramisu trying

Chime,” Bemard sakl, deliberately

up as she asked, “Why do you want me to meet

vaguely remembered Camille. They

country since her teens.

conference before. She

a medical

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

“Don’t you believe that I’ll

explained, his tone carrying a hint of resentment as he portrayed himself as a victim

her earlier compliance. At that moment, she seemed like a fair–weather partner, disengaging now

in the Killian family, I’m isolated and defenseless, I have no choice but to follow Chad’s orders if