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.

you have a fight with your

"No."

was losing

you looking so

only kept

him another drink and asked, "Bernard, is it

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

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

up

to reveal his identity to Hera as that could help their relationship develop. But doing so would require Hera to swear

was very complex. Besides the grandmaster, there were ten elders whose identities remained secret to maintain the balance of power and for the

Bernard took over, only a few knew his true

identity wasn't necessarily

Theo adjusted his glasses.

continue to hide it until a suitable

This was the only option at the

up with a good solution either, but she had managed to

took the

Bernard's number? I'll call

drunk... Don't call him..." Hera said with a hiccup as