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. He was wary

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

that she’s

sigh

come back this late before?” Gideon asked

lived at home. But

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

“What’s wrong?”

door abruptly swung open

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

figure scrambling up from the floor

“Gino?”

the hallway light

you asleep yet? Are you worried about Hera, too? Lith asked.

left Gina

she comes back or not? I just got up

saying that, he didn’t bother to find his other slipper and hastily returned to his room with one

was nothing wrong with the bathroom in Gino’s room.” Lilith muttered to herself as she hurried to catch

me see if

grumbled, “Spoiled

speechless at the

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