Under the heiress facade

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Chapter 239

Bernard was confused because he didn’t think he was close to Gideon. It was Gideon who kept approaching him.

But Hera sounded unhappy, so he asked in confusion, “Why? Are you afraid that I’ll bully him?”

“You know the reason well!” she remarked coldly.

Bernard was bewildered. He scowled slightly when he recalled Gideon’s efforts in preventing him from approaching Hera. He looked at her, who was on the opposite side of the pool.

The mist lingered around her face. Although he couldn’t see her expression clearly, he could tell she was annoyed with him.

She had been treating him like this since the morning. To be more specific, ever since she got the gurdyroot, she had been intentionally avoiding him. Could she have realized that he was Grandmaster of Astral Nova?

Based on his understanding of Hera, that might not be the case. If she had discovered his identity and realized he had been teasing her, she would’ve thrown a tantrum rather than be angry silently.

they would no longer have anything to do with each other after she cured his disease? But after such

he stood up

away from me lately.”

hot spring pool. His tall and straight figure, with water droplets rolling down his muscles, appeared so enticing that she felt her breath getting

understand the perverted preferences of Grandmaster of Astral

do something wrong to make you

halt in front of Hera, and he

let her. He leaned forward and placed his

made ambiguous advances toward her, which caused her to misunderstand. Did he believe he could do

it yourself!” Hera said

her getting furious. He thought for a

sneered and looked up at

He noticed that her tone

me about something.” Hera smiled meaningfully.

at a loss for words. She didn’t usually smile, but when she did, she

realized he was Grandmaster of Astral Nova, she would be

had to keep the truth from