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.”

from mentioning the black Audi following Hera’s taxi. He

the Audi parked at the comer. It waited there

good that

a sigh of relief

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

not when she lived at home. But

feeling uneasy. Yet, she also worried about coming off as nagging if she prodded

“What’s wrong?”

abruptly swung open and startled

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

spotted a small figure scrambling up

“Gino?”

hallway

yet? Are you

brightness left Gina momentarily

or not? I just got up to

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

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

see

“Spoiled brat.”

speechless at

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