Under the heiress facade

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Chapter 142

The final Belle & Hunk election showdown was a speech contest. It was scheduled for 2:00 pm at Cavenridge International Academy.

Early that morning, the teacher overseeing the contest, Wanda Walker, posted a notice on the school forum and bulletin board: “Finalists from the auditions, please report to backstage of the school auditorium at 1:00 pm this attemoon.”

Christopher took a screenshot of the notice and sent it to Hera but received no response. He couldn’t help but wonder why she hadn’t been replying to his messages since the previous day.

Believing he had a valid reason to contact Hera, Christopher scrolled through his contacts and called the contact that was saved as “Goddess for the first time. However, the call didn’t go through, indicating Hera’s phone was switched off.

Concem gnawed at him. Christopher couldn’t help but wonder if Hera was in trouble. He hurried to the teacher’s faculty to find Kerry Lane, the homeroom teacher of junior year chis K

“Heral

ta messaged me two nights ago, saying she needed two days off for personal matters,” Kerry remarked as she checked her phone for the message.

For over a week now, Hera had been heading to the lab shortly after she arrived in the classroom every day.

Hera’s classroom absence, she

Hera to return to school many times, but Hera didn’t respond to her messages. Berry had even tried calling her, but Hera’s phone remained switched off. “Ms. Lane, Christopher, you can’t reach Boss–uh, I mean Herd–either?” Katie interrupted, having

either! Rate added, placing the

deliberately ignored her because she found

kind of trouble? Kerry asked, her tone tinged with

ran down Katie’s spine as a worrisome thought

kidnapped? I mean, Doss is beautiful..”

silently for a moment

her parents,

course, I’ll do that right away.”

Kerry nodded.

were preoccupied searching for Hera, a gossip post titled “Hera Taking Leave Possibly to Avold Competition” emerged on the school forum

dodge the competition? What game is she playing

busy flirting with Christopher two days ago? Did she strike out?”

wouldn’t fall for

“Go, Christopher!”

heck? Is she chickening out? Then why

the people pushing Hera’s campaign.”