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.

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

ng breakfast, Yet, the atmosphere remained

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 to snatch

sakl, deliberately observing: Herd’s reaction.

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

remembered

country since

international medical conference before. She knew Camille had earned

medical

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

believe that I’ll be

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

tone cold and detached. It was a stark contrast from her earlier compliance. At

I’m not keen on going either. As a “weakling in the Killian family, I’m isolated and defenseless, I have no choice