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

the truth of Bernard’s

“Want to know why?”

desperate for any insight that could bridge the gap between them. If only matters of

fiction,”

fiction?” Christopher furrowed his

fantasies about

was a fan of such things? The revelation shattered his preconceived notions about

he was friends with Zyler, girls often gossiped about them, which made him uncomfortable. The idea of being shipped with another guy was both

you and Hera

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

be interested in that

being into men at one point,” Bernard added with a sly

eyes widened in disbelief.

Bernard replied,