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 the newspaper as he exclaimed, "XS Corporation strikes

boldly proclaimed, "XS Corporation Invests 200

this is sheer coincidence or if they

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

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.

are here. Come in and have

as she signaled the

still not

Bernard barely touched his New Year's Eve dinner the previous night before leaving and hadn't returned since.

you bringing him

had put aside. He had read it and heard about

precisely why he

getting worked up over him.