Under the heiress facade

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Chapter 201

A startled gasp escaped Hera’s lips.

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With unexpected ferocity, Hera seized the intruding hand and yanked, following through with a sharp knee kick.

Caught off guard by her sudden attack, Bernard managed to shield himself but was still thrown over her shoulder.

“Sweetie, it’s me…” he groaned out the words.

Seemingly deaf to his words, Hera scrambled up and launched another attack. Bernard relied on his night vision and narrowly dodged her kick. But as soon as he regained his footing, she charged again.

After a brief exchange, Bernard’s curiosity was piqued. Hera’s fighting style was raw and untrained, yet her blows instinctively found their mark, targeting vulnerable areas.

Each time Hera fell, she rose again, seemingly impervious to pain. Her body moved with an instinctive, primal urge to protect itself.

dodging her relentless attacks until he found an opportunity to restrain her. As he held her tightly, he noticed how icy her body was and how hard she was

again, but she

far worse than he’d imagined. What could

murmured, pressing her head against

Bernard grunted but didn’t

a gust of sea wind swept the clouds aside, revealing a bright

“Hera…”

Samantha arrived with two flashlights

gone. The untouched barbecue and the encroaching darkness fueled her worst fears, prompting her to grab flashlights and search for them.

of them brought initial relief but was quickly replaced by alarm. Both were covered in sand, and Hera’s torn dress suggested

cried out,

is terrified of the dark! When she was young, she was

spoke. Bernard’s heart ached, his grip on Hera tightening

beam seemed to anchor Hera, her

her voice soft as

patted her

her slightly, but the surrounding darkness still made her