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.

...

the living room of the Killian residence in Jedburgh, Chad's grip tightened on

boldly proclaimed, "XS Corporation Invests 200 Million in

Corporation seems to have it out for Killian Corporation. I wonder if this is sheer coincidence or if they have insider knowledge," mused

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

of the Killian family. Following him was a lavishly dressed woman, Linda Atkins, and Frederick. "Uncle Chad, Aunt Karen, we've

you guys are here. Come in

smiled as she signaled the housekeepers

still

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

you bringing

glanced at the newspaper Chad had put aside. He had read it and heard about Chad

why he had

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