Under the heiress facade

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Chapter 172

The sad truth was that Douglas never got to go on a vacation

On the way home, Bernard’s car got stuck in a traffic jam, thanks to the evening rush hour. Typically speaking, they could reach Skyview Heights in over ten minutes. But they were stack in the jam for half an hour this time. Unfortunately, they had yet to reach their destination

Hera leaned against the seat while playing on her phone. Suddenly, she felt something weighing her shoulder down. It turned out that Bernard had rested his head against her shoulder.

She harmed to see Bernard’s face, which was magnified before her. Did he fall asleep on her shoulder?

Only when Hera was staring at Beard from this angle did she rear how thick and long his eyelashes actually were. Now that his eyes were closed, his eyelashes were able to cast down crescent shadows on the spot under his eyes.

Bernard’s skin was smoother than that of a regular woman’s. The outlines of his tallnose and sharp jaw were accentuated even more, thanks to the glow of the streetlights.

Anyone would killed to have a face as gorgeous as Bernard’s.

Hera’s mind began to wander as she stared at Bernard blankly.

Douglas focused on driving the whole time. Once the jam finally cleared up, he put his foot on the gas pedal and sped down the road

Skyview Heights was just right ahead. Douglas stole a glance in the rearview mirror at that moment, only to get stabbed in the heart at the sweet and tender sight.

car now, would Bernard wake up from the jolt? Would he be dissatisfied because he was ruining the rare moment?

the murderous look Bernard had shot in his direction before getting into the car earlier.

the car drove past the gateway of Skyview

this was for the sake of Bemard’s tore happiness. In a way, he

three laps around

to do the fourth lap, the security pod posted at the gateway couldn’t hold himself back any longer. He could recognize the license plate number belonging to one of the apartment’s inhabitants, so he stepped

done three laps around the area, you

trance, thanks to Doughs applying the brakes abruptly. Even

the car fell silent for a few

Hera and Beard got home, they unanimously decided to avoid bringing

medicine on time. Then, she returned to her room to bathe and wash up for bed.

she lay on her bed in her pajamas. She then tapped on WhatsApp before switching to Shadow’s WhatsApp account

still stuck at the part where he wanted her to

awhile before

album. She was about to send a photo to the grandmaster when her phone suddenly

moment Hera answered it, she heard Gino’s voice drifting

back! Yet, you picked up Mom’s call right away!

It was then she remembered having spotted Gino’s missed calls in the afternoon, but she had completely forgotten to

“What’s the matter?”

you even if there’s nothing going on? Why aren’t you

on Gino the moment she heard his complaints. Instead, she swiped the calling interface away..

order to find out how to get her hands on the century–old pardyroot. That was