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.

Ilent convinced herself she was only complying for the sake

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

inquired, still preoccupied as she kept an eye out for Tiramisu trying

sakl, deliberately observing:

paused and then glanced up as she asked, “Why do you want me

remembered Camille.

country since her teens.

at an international medical conference before. She

a medical prodigy

reasnuble

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

me,” Berard explained, his

stark contrast from her earlier compliance. At that moment, she

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