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.

steak was delightful, as was the bacon. Ilent convinced herself she was only complying for the sake of

ng breakfast,

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

an eye out for

sakl, deliberately observing: Herd’s reaction.

and then glanced up as she asked,

vaguely remembered Camille.

since her

paths at an international medical conference before.

medical

and then offered a reasnuble explanation, “To assess her medical expertise.”

believe that I’ll be

else for me,” Berard explained, his tone carrying a hint of resentment as he portrayed himself as

said firmly, her tone cold and detached. It was a stark contrast from her earlier compliance. At that moment, she seemed like a fair–weather partner, disengaging now that they’d each gotten what

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