Under the heiress facade

"What are you looking at?" Bernard asked as he sat beside the bed.

He leaned in to snatch the phone just as he noticed the chat with Shaun.

"Don't read that."

Hera deftly evaded his grasp and hurriedly scanned the message list. Douglas' avatar showed seven unread messages, with several group chats marked as 99+.

Before she could read the details, Bernard snatched the phone back.

"Let me see it again."

Hera lunged to reclaim the phone, but Bernard held firm.

And so, beneath the enchanting moonlight, the two spent a carefree night together.

...

in Jedburgh, Chad's grip tightened on

proclaimed, "XS Corporation Invests

this is sheer coincidence or if they have insider knowledge," mused Karen White, the

contract. However, when he learned that the Everetts had accepted XS Corporation's investment, he felt like he was punching cotton. Karen's words reminded Chad that if XS Corporation was solely targeting Killian Corporation, it was simply unfortunate. But if it was the latter, it signaled something grave-a spy within Killian Corporation! "Who's the party pooper

son of the Killian family. Following him was a lavishly dressed woman, Linda Atkins, and Frederick.

Linda, Frederick, you guys are here. Come

she signaled

Chad, is Uncle Bernard still not back yet?" Frederick suddenly

the previous night before leaving and hadn't returned since. Seeing this news early in the morning had only added to

bringing him up?" Chad

aside. He had read

precisely why he had come

always been like this. It's not worth getting worked up over him. Look who I've brought along," Rhett