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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.

you tight now. But I don’t see any lights in the junior

anywhere. I’ll go find you instead.”

stuck in his wheelchair, so she quickly switched off her laptop and put

blocks. Hera descended all the way to the first floor. She spotted Bernard as

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 a portion of his

sitting position made him seem like he was sitting

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

A ball of white mist escaped from her lips as she

dipped a few degrees

Bernard said. He dragged out his words slightly, making him seem pitiful

tapped on her Whats App and swatched accounts once again. Only then did she notice the text message Bernard had sent her half

felt a little guilty.

his lap in an attempt to drape it over Hera’s shoulders. But he couldn’t reach her due to him being a lot shorter than her, seeing as he was confined to his

a moment before

She opted to stand before him without badging at all, her

try to stand up.”

respond at all. He had a feeling

of Hera, she’d have discovered that he

Bernard crached out to take tera’s

Bernard’s bigger hand, making her heart skip a beat.

Bernard pulled her into his

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