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.

As he held her tightly, he noticed how

he called again, but she only

the dark. This was far worse than

he murmured, pressing her head

but didn’t

then, a gust of sea wind swept the clouds aside,

“Hera…”

moment, Samantha arrived with two flashlights in hand.

Bernard were gone. The untouched barbecue and the encroaching darkness fueled her

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

Samantha cried out, hesitant to approach.

lights here! How could you let her wander off alone? Hera is terrified of the dark! When she was young, she was locked in a dark room and

voice trembled with emotion as she spoke. Bernard’s heart ached,

beam seemed to anchor Hera, her struggles subsiding as she released

Bernard…” she murmured, her voice

by her returning sanity, Bernard gently patted her head. “I’m

and scent calmed her slightly, but the surrounding darkness