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.”

black Audi following Hera’s taxi. He was wary of exacerbating Lalith’s concerns.

It waited there until she went inside and

good that she’s

sigh of relief

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

at home. But after

young guy, which let her feeling uneasy. Yet, she also worried about

“What’s wrong?”

tightly closed door abruptly swung open

the other end of the hallway. It took them a moment to adjust to the light spilling from

noise, they spotted a small figure scrambling up from the floor and dashing nervously toward the

“Gino?”

hallway light co

you worried about Hera,

left

she comes back or not? I just

didn’t bother to find his other slipper and hastily returned to his room with one foot bare. He

was nothing wrong with the bathroom in Gino’s room.” Lilith

me see if

grumbled, “Spoiled brat.”

speechless at

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