Under the heiress facade

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Chapter 230

Gideon answered casually, “I think so too. They were a gift from my sister.” The price wasn’t important. What mattered was that Hera had given them to him.

“Interestingly, mine are from her as well,” Bernard replied.

Gideon was taken aback. There was no way Hera could afford to buy such an expensive gift! He refused to believe what Bernard had said!

“Well, Mr. Killian, you’ve come at an inconvenient time. Our family is about to head to a hot spring resort, so we might not have time to entertain you.” Gideon got straight to the point.

The hot spring trip was Lilith’s idea from last night. They were worried Hera might be feeling down and wanted to take her out to relax and have fun

Heramight

“It’s fine 1..” James was about to suggest he could stay behind but then caught Gideon’s warning glance, signaling him to be quiet. He promptly shut his mouth.

from the host’s words that that was a courteous way of dismissing a guest

seemed not to catch the implied message. He leisurely latted his cup, took a sip

“Of course”

then,” Bernard said as he nodded in

that might not be convenient. We’ve already made our plans-“Gideon

with you, then. Let Bernard join instead. You

The man before her was the head of the four major families, the seventh son of the Killian family! He held shares in Killian Corporation and was second only to the family head. In other words, if

she would become the

was a position Mildred wouldn’t dare to imagine even in

Everett family would be able to rise to the top again and

to make this marriage

and came out, she saw Mildred directing Judy to load their equipment into the car. Bernard was still sitting on the couch,

they were seated in the car, on their way to the

was seated in the passenger seat, and she looked through the rearview mirror to see Bernard in the back seat, typing a message. She then cast a skeptical glance at Gideon, who was

sensed her eyes on him and glanced

in convey. “Didn’t you say you’d help

“I didn’t expect this guy to be so shameless.