Under the heiress facade

Hera's cheeks flushed with embarrassment as she grabbed a pillow from the bed and hurled it at him.

"You pervert!"

Bernard chuckled softly. He effortlessly caught the pillow and tossed it back onto the bed before disappearing into the bathroom.

Having already showered earlier at home, Hera simply changed into her pajamas and settled into bed. The sound of running water from the bathroom made her inexplicably nervous.

She idly played with her phone, trying to distract herself, but her attention was drawn to a WhatsApp message from Samantha.

Samantha: "Hey! Hera, have you used the gift yet?

"Don't forget to share your feedback!"

Thinking of the unopened package in her room, Hera replied, "Why? Did you finally get paid for your endorsement?"

Samantha: "Wait, isn't it past 3:00 am there? And you're still awake!"

"Mind your

Hera promptly declined. Deciding to avoid further conversation

to Raven's account, Hera suddenly remembered S' advice and switched to

first message

suddenly remembered that Camille had already launched the assembly line for special medication and that her own batch was scheduled for auction

idea and quickly messaged the Grandmaster of

auction of that batch

phone on the bedside table lit

glanced at the phone on the table and then at the conversation box with the Grandmaster of Astral Nova, who had

sent another

when the new date

notification popped up on Bernard's phone screen that had just

off guard. She wondered if it was

"Are you there?" to the Grandmaster of Astral Nova,

stared at the phone on