Under the heiress facade

Chapter 313

“You snooth talker! Does your charm work on all the girls?“”

Here swatted Benard’s hand away from her head. His playful gesture felt condescending, like he was treating her like a kid.

Bernard responded by taking her hand instead. “I’m only like this with you.”

Hera recalled how he had coaxed Katie and the others at noon. “What about when you asked me to introduce my classmates to you at noon?” Her words held a subtle edge.

on your classmates so that they

Bernard could sense the spark of jealousy underneath her tone and explained, “I just wanted to make a good impression on your cl would approve of my relationship with you.”

Honestly, with her personality, anyone who could hang out with her had to be more than just an ordinary classmate.

Hera pulled her hand free.

“We’re not in any relationship yet,” she corrected him.

gaze lingered on her face. “Don’t you like me?

hesitated, the silence

her lips,

crossed Bernard’s face. His voice dropped, becoming low and seductive. “Suddenly, I don’t feel like going to your

a smile playing on

ambiguity, their breaths mingling in the intimate

intensified. The subtle fragrance of her

forward and captured her lips in a fleeting

produced a heart–shaped necklace from

Though it was

would look beautiful on you. Let me put it on,” Bernard offered, unclasping the necklace

breath tickled her ear, sending a shiver down her spine. Hera’s heart pounded in her chest, the anticipation almost unbearable.

fastened the necklace on her, her eyes drifted to the canary diamond

the necklace and cufflinks featured canary diamonds. Did that make

Hera were returning. Lilith and James bustled about the kitchen while Mildred instructed Judy

living room, locked in