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.

...

residence in Jedburgh, Chad's grip tightened on the newspaper

boldly proclaimed, "XS Corporation Invests 200 Million in Everett

seems to have it out for Killian Corporation. I wonder if this is sheer coincidence or if

threaten Bernard with the investment 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 stirring up your mood during the

a tall, thin man with a high forehead and sharp features. It was Rhett, the fourth son of the Killian family. Following him was a lavishly dressed woman, Linda Atkins, and Frederick. "Uncle Chad, Aunt Karen, we've come to wish you

Frederick, you guys are here.

as she signaled

Chad, is Uncle Bernard still not back yet?"

his New Year's Eve dinner the previous night before leaving and hadn't returned since. Seeing this news early in

bringing

newspaper Chad had put aside. He had

precisely why he had

like this. It's not worth getting worked up over