Under the heiress facade

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Chapter 234

In his hurry to find Hera and Bernard, Gideon hadn’t noticed the room numbers given by the receptionist. It wasn’t until they arrived that he realized Mildred, who was supposed to share a room with Hera, hadn’t come, and Bernard was here instead, which meant they would have to share a room!

Hera stood at the door, looked at the key card in her hand, then at Bernard, and finally, at Gideon. She didn’t expect her brother to put her in such a predicament.

Gideon was momentarily stunned.

“What kind of arrangement is this? Why are you so stingy? Couldn’t you get another room?” Gino kicked Gideon.

Bernard’s lips curled into a smile as he said, “Since there aren’t enough rooms, we’ll just have to make do for the night.”

“No way!” Gideon and Gino shouted together.

Gideon continued, “You don’t look the least bit reluctant!”

Gino added, “Not enough rooms? Didn’t you clear the whole place out?”

utterly speechless.

swapping key cards, Hera and Lilith ended up in one room, James and Gino in another, and the

Gideon smiled as he handed the key card to Bernard, saying, “Mr. Killian, you and I are sharing a room. If you mind, feel free to

approval, thinking Gideon’s strategy was spot on.

company, so he hoped Bernard would stay. However, what Gideon said was practically an affront to Bernard’s pride.

family, there was no way he would condescend to share a room with a stranger,

rooms available.

everyone’s surprise, Bernard took the room key, swiped it, and

was astonished.

and Gideon

Bernard could be. Hera watched as Bernard and Gideon walked into the room

that not just anyone could see his body and even asked her to take photos.

room with Gideon.

about that, Hera couldn’t help but wonder if Bernard might be interested in her

Hera staring at Bernard’s room

wondered if Hera wanted to share a room

out of it