Under the heiress facade

Chapter 306

Bernard’s phone buzzed before he could finish his coffee. He excused himself, but not before beckoning Christopher. “Walk me out. I seem to have forgotten where I parked”

Christopher was confused. Didn’t Bernard just park the car himself? How would he know where it is?

But Bernard’s tone left no room for argument, and Christopher reluctantly complied.

They didn’t walk far before Christopher spotted the Maserati parked by the roadside. He suddenly understood Bernard’s intention. It wasn’t about finding the car, it was about separating him from Hera.

“You have feelings for Hera, don’t you?” Bernard’s voice cut through the air.

Christopher hesitated, unsure how to articulate his feelings for Hera. He had never been in love before, and the intensity of his emotions was both exciting and confusing.

He was undeniably drawn to her intelligence, her quiet strength, and her ethereal beauty. His father’s not–so–subtle hints about a future together with Hera only fueled his internal conflict.

sense it’s not reciprocated,” Bernard

the truth of Bernard’s

to know why?”

between them. If only matters

slash fiction,” Bernard

furrowed his brows

stories and fantasies about romantic relationships

was a fan of such

friends with Zyler, girls often gossiped about

you and Hera were closest,” Bernard

most attentive during the time he and Zyler were inseparable. Since their friendship dissolved, so did his interactions with

really be interested in that sort of thing?

even mistook me for being into men at one point,” Bernard added

widened in disbelief. “Seriously?”

welcome to ask her yourself,” Bernard replied, enjoying Christopher’s bewildered