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.

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

ng breakfast, Yet, the atmosphere

but Bernard stopped her. “Leave

preoccupied as she kept an eye out for Tiramisu trying

deliberately observing:

she asked, “Why do you want me to meet

remembered Camille. They

country since her

before.

medical prodigy in

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

felt somewhat displeased “Don’t you believe that

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

contrast from her earlier compliance. At

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