Under the heiress facade

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Chapter 232

Hera never expected that pair of cufflinks to end up in his hands.

“I didn’t expect you to secretly prepare a Christmas gift for me. It made me very happy.” Bernard smiled.

Yesterday afternoon, when he returned to Skyview Heights, he ran into a Jacob & Co. salesperson who had come to deliver the cufflinks.

Bernard learned from the salesperson that Hera had secretly ordered a gift a month ago. When he asked her about it back then, she had played dumb. It turned out she had prepared this little surprise for him.

However, some unpleasant events nearly ruined it.

Watching his smiling face and considering his sexual orientation, Hera felt it was ironic to give him a gift since they had no relationship. “Who said the cufflinks were for you? I prepared them for my brother. Take them off!” she said with mild anger as she stepped forward to retrieve them.

her into his firm chest. As she

You wouldn’t give the same gift twice. This pair was custom–made for me, wasn’t it?” Bernard asked as he looked down at her intently, waiting

her that way, Hera felt a surge of irritation. She thought he must find it amusing to tease her this way. She struggled to free her hands, but the disparity in their strength was

go of me!” she said coldly, her expression stern.

Hera angry, Bernard still didn’t loosen his grip. “Answer me first. Were these cufflinks custom–made especially for

the person she thought she knew had

lot! If they are, it means you have feelings for me!” Bernard gazed into her eyes. “Do you get it?” He couldn’t always yield to Hera. Otherwise, she wouldn’t realize her feelings for him.

usually calm eyes showed traces

to let go of her hands. “Don’t be mad.

finished his sentence, an attendant approached with a

wanted to leave, but Bernard handed her the gift. “Open it and take a look.”

a glance at it and eventually opened the gift box. Inside was a set of gold–colored needle kits. When

kinds of gold and silver needles through her grandma. She immediately recognized this set as the famous Webb’s Gold Needles