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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

Hera disembarked and entered the gate, the Audi parked at the comer. It waited there until she went inside and only left after a considerable

that she’s returned.”

breathed a sigh of relief

back this late before?” Gideon asked with a

when she lived at home. But after

Giselle mentioning the photo of Hera with a young guy, which let her feeling uneasy. Yet, she also worried about coming off as nagging if she prodded

“What’s wrong?”

tightly closed door abruptly swung open and

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

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

“Gino?”

hallway light

you worried about Hera, too?

brightness left Gina

if she comes back or not? I just

to find his other slipper and hastily returned to his room with one foot bare. He nearly stumbled and left the

sworn there was nothing wrong with the bathroom in Gino’s

me see if

“Spoiled

speechless at the

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