Under the heiress facade

Grandmaster of Astral Nova: "Yes."

Hera's gaze flickered when she received another message.

Grandmaster of Astral Nova: "I'm free now, shall we meet up to discuss?"

Suddenly, Hera sensed someone's eyes on her. She looked up and met Bernard's gaze.

"Sweetie, who are you talking to? You look so engrossed," Bernard asked.

"A patient." Hera kept her phone.

Bernard was speechless. Coincidentally, their food was served right then.

They didn't speak anymore. While Hera ate, she thought of how she should approach the grandmaster again.

She could not accept missions on her Raven account anymore. She had to use a different method to earn money. It would be easier to have some pocket money when she went to Jedburgh. She still had some leftovers from her special medicine. Auctioning it at Astral Nova was the quickest way to earn money.

could try to figure out the grandmaster's background. Was he affiliated

the dishes were served when Bernard's phone rang. He saw that it was from Chad, so he put it

Chad and one message. When he read

back to the

was

her back to the Everetts', did that mean that he wouldn't be staying at Skyview Heights for a while? "It's the end of the year. I need to return to

that they couldn't

then let's go. I'll go back to Skyview Heights first. I want

thick eyelashes fluttered. She

this and patted her

the presidential suite and packed up their belongings. Hera gave Bernard the remaining medicine and gave him dosage instructions. When they went out of the Imperial Hotel, Douglas was waiting by the entrance in a

Was he going to drive back to Jedburgh

stopped outside the Everett residence. Douglas said, "Bernard, Ms.

and Hera got out of the car. They stood at the entrance and looked at each other. Overhead, snow started falling from the sky. In the glow

"Alright," Hera replied.