Under the heiress facade

Hera's light fragrance filled Bernard's nose. He couldn't help but laugh and wrap his arms around her.

"After the New Year's, let's make things official." Hera buried her face in his neck.

Her birthday was on the first of January. After New Year's, she would be of age and they could be together.

Bernard's heart melted. "Suddenly, I don't feel like going back."

Hera didn't want him to leave either, but he was from the Killian family, after all.

"Will the Everetts accept me if I marry into your family?" Bernard teased.

Hera let go of him. "Scram."

Bernard looked like a pleading puppy. "I'm really leaving now," he said reluctantly.

"Goodbye." Hera held the pet carrier and entered the house.

still on when Hera entered and saw Gideon. Gideon asked in surprise, "Why are you

randomly returned home in the middle of the night while holding a luggage bag... No, was that a pet

you fight with Bernard?" he

to go back to the Killian residence to spend New Year's. I'm

replied. He looked disappointed, and Hera felt exasperated looking

her enter the house

back to Skyview

said hesitantly, "But

him," Bernard said

keep his mouth shut and drive toward

study were four monitors on the desk. He turned on

up the data from Raven's attack on Astral Nova's firewall that was sent from Samson. His fingers typed swiftly on two separate keyboards as rows of code quickly flashed across

...

and three nights. She followed the dosage and methodology from Dr. Shadow's research paper. Finally, she created a few

"Florence, this pill is specially