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Clupter 171

Gurdyroots weren’t exactly rare on the market. Century–old gurdyroots, on the other hand, were very rare to find nowadays.

Hera opened her laptop and logged into the Divine Forum, which she hadn’t visited for quite some time. She asked a few alternative medical practitioners who were quite well- known for their own merit while ignoring the unread notifications. Alas, none of them possessed a century–old gurdyroot.

Her phone rang loudly at that moment. It was a call from Bernard.

“It’s already night time. Where are you?‘ His husky voice drifted out of the loudspeaker.

Hera glanced at the time. Only then did she notice that it was already 7:00 pm

The sky had already gone dark. All the streetlights on the campus were brightly lit.

“I’m still at the academy.” Hera replied

“Which part of the academy

Bernard’s question caught Hera off guard. “Are you still at the academy?!

She remembered telling Bernard on WhatsApp earlier that afternoon that she needed to perform her duty roster chores, so she’d go home later than usual. That was why she wanted Bernard to go home on his own after he was done with his business at the academy.

my business. I’ll come get you tight now. But I don’t see

anywhere. I’ll go find you

laptop and put on her jacket. She made sure to lock the chemistry lab up before

classroom blocks. Hera descended all the way to the first

e path.

seen sitting in his wheelchair on the deserted path. The dim yellow streetlight traced the outline of his handsome face, casting dark shadows on

he was

the night breeze was extraordinarily chilly. His hands, which rested on the arms of the wheelchair, were starting to turn blue from the cold–the thought of Bernard wheeling everywhere in search of her strummed Hera’s heartstrings.

call me in advance?” she asked while approaching Bernard. A ball

temperature in Norburgh often dipped a

Bernard said. He dragged

again. Only then did she notice the text message Bernard

she felt a little guilty.

it over Hera’s shoulders. But he couldn’t reach her due to him being a lot shorter than her, seeing as

was silent for a moment before saying, “Come

tell what Bernard was trying to do. She opted to stand before him without badging at all, her eyes silently fixed on

try to

didn’t respond at all. He had a feeling that Hera was mocking

it he were to rise to his feet right in front of Hera, she’d have discovered that he was perfectly

Bernard crached out to

the coldness flaring from Bernard’s bigger hand, making her heart skip a beat.

pulled her into his arms with a

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