Under the heiress facade

Samantha asked again, "You can't do this and that. Then, what do you want?"

Hera took another sip of the wine gloomily.

"That's why I called you out. Help me think of a solution."

Samantha kept silent.

"Great. It's a dead end," Hera sarcastically thought.

Meanwhile, in a VIP room on the third floor of Nightless Haven, Bernard sat in a corner, drinking sullenly.

Shaun wanted to call some hostess in for some fun, but a single look from Bernard made him drop the idea. He exchanged glances with Theo, who was also invited since he was on a business trip in Jedburgh. Ever since Bernard started dating Hera, he had stopped coming out for drinks with them. He seemed to be deeply in love and was dedicated to the relationship. Now that he suddenly asked them out, they figured something must have happened.

"Bernard, it's rare for you to ask us out for drinks. Are we really just drinking? You can do that at my family's winery, you know. We have all the vintages."

Shaun couldn't help but ask.

Bernard simply replied, "Too far. Not going."

Shaun didn't know what to say in response.

He then lit a cigar.

did you have a fight with

"No."

was losing

why are you looking

kept drinking

who was sitting nearby, poured him another drink and

expected of the strategist Bernard favored, Theo's guess hit the nail on the

as Dr. Shadow to him that night, which made him happy but also guilty. He felt guilty because not only was he hiding his identity from her, but he had also been lying

looked up at

their relationship develop. But doing so

whose identities remained secret to maintain

a few knew

that identity wasn't necessarily a good

Theo adjusted his glasses.

think you can only continue to hide it until a suitable

was the only option

the private room on the second floor, Hera hadn't come up with a good solution either, but she had managed

quickly took the wine

drinking. You're drunk. What's your dear Bernard's number? I'll call him

him..." Hera said with a hiccup as she wobbled out of