Under the heiress facade

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Hera and Katie were just leaving school when a sc. white Maserati pulled up beside them.

The window slid down, revealing the face of a man so handsome it could stop even the prettiest woman in her tracks.

“Professor Killian!” Katie squealed, barely containing herself. Noticing the curious stares from classmates, she quickly clamped a hand over her mouth.

“Well, I won’t disturb your date, then. See you, boss,” she said with a grin. With a wave goodbye, she walked away.

As she walked, she kept looking back and even took a few sneaky photos with her phone. She then shared them with her various groups of close friends.

News of Bernard’s visit to look for Hera instantly became the hottest topic in all the school’s gossip groups, completely eclipsing the recent drama surrounding Gaskell Corporation’s downfall.

The strange thing was that no photos of Bernard and Hera could be posted on the school forum, and any gossip threads about them were mysteriously blocked. Rumors swirled that the school’s tech department had flagged their names as “sensitive keywords”

couldn’t help but chuckle at Katie’s

ride?” Bernard asked from the driver’s seat, a playful smirk on his

the passenger seat, returning the playful jab, “Mr. Killian, are you working as a driver on the side

boss pays peanuts, barely enough to raise a college student. Gotta hustle for some extra cash, you know?”

fresh out of cash for a proper

lips. “Care to recharge

hand and placed a gentle kiss on the back

dinner tonight?”

eat,” Hera replied as she

retrieve Bernard’s medicine

good,” Bernard said, turning the car

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reply to Gideon and then noticed

in the direction

a few things first,” Bernard explained.