Under the heiress facade

Chapter 116

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Chapter 16

Hera dried ber damp hair and got into bed to sleep.

In the dimly lit hallway, the door of the adjacent room crept open. Simultaneously, another figure emerged from the staircase landing.

Two figures stealthily approached Hera’s door. Their movements halted when they heard each o

After a moment of confusion, they both whispered, “Shh!”

The two figures were Gideon and Lilith.

“Why aren’t you asleep yet?”

Both whispered in unison. Then, they exchanged knowing glances toward Hera’s door.

Light seeped out from under the door, but there was no sound from within to confirm if Hera was asleep.

“Hera came back alone in a taxi,” Lilith said.

At noon, Hera mentioned she had plans with a friend and wouldn’t be back for dinner. She had gone out and unexpectedly returned only in the early hours of the morning.

“Yeah, I know.”

Hera’s taxi.

It waited there until she went

that

a sigh of

Hera used to come back this late before?” Gideon asked with a slight frown.

lived at home.

let her feeling uneasy. Yet, she also worried about coming

“What’s wrong?”

tightly closed door abruptly swung open and startled

from the other end of the hallway. It took them a moment

a small figure scrambling up from the floor and dashing nervously toward

“Gino?”

Dicked the hallway

why aren’t you asleep yet? Are you worried about Hera, too? Lith

left Gina momentarily

she comes back or not? I just

to his room with one foot bare. He nearly stumbled

could’ve sworn there was nothing wrong with the bathroom in Gino’s room.” Lilith muttered to

let me see if you’re hurt.”

grumbled, “Spoiled brat.”

at the scene.

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