Under the heiress facade

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Chapter 95

Bernard’s eyes flickendopen in the dim light after a long silence. His gaze had regained its composure, but it remained deep, akin to an abyss

“Douglas, how would you treat a treasure that’s been lost and found?” he asked.

“I’d probably worship it.”

Douglas sighed in relief when he saw Bernard return back to himself. He promptly ended the call to Johnson.

“I was being too anxious,” Bernard muttered to himself.

Douglas was confused. He couldn’t seem to keep pace with Bernard’s thoughts. Relationships, he realized, were like a complex puzzle.

Hera hailed a taxi and directed the driver to an address on the outskirts. She owned a villa there that was purchased before her move to Norburgh. Conveniently situated on the border between Norburgh and Jedburgh, it served her future plans well.

As she did, a text message popped up on her phone.

you don’t return soon, your room will be gone!”

from an unknown number, but Hera recognized

please change the destination to No. 8 Ouk Estates,” Hera instructed.

the Everett residence’s address.

the villa’s entrance 40 minutes later. The gate stood wide open, with two large trucks filling the yard and workers in uniforms bustling about seemingly

wondered if they

the piano? It’s worth a hundred thousand dollars. Perhaps Ms. Hera would still want to use it,” Judy fretted as she watched the

wants to learn the plan. There’s no need for second–hand items,” Gideon stated while seated on the sofa

the room layout on his tablet.

are still two pictures to take down on that wall if it

keep two of the pictures?” James said hesitatingly while caressing the photo frames.

displayed family photos decorated by Lilith, mostly highlighting the children’s achievements.

the photos of Giselle’s wins in the state plano competitions in primary and Junior high school. They were images of James with

the photo of Giselle that James valued, but the honor depicted in the photo with the

Gideon rejected firmly.

want every trace of Giselle gone from here!

to stay at home wasn’t simply due to the family’s