Under the heiress facade

"How could the daughter of the Chimes not be better than some woman in a nightclub?"

Bernard kept silent.

The onlookers murmured among themselves, pulling out their phones to take photos and videos.

Bernard held Hera tighter, pressing her face against his chest as he quickly left, his expression cold.

Bernard carried Hera to the room in the west wing of Youngworth Miracle Clinic. She had caused a commotion the entire way but finally fell asleep from exhaustion.

Bernard used a warm towel to wipe her face and hands before changing her clothes.

He suddenly felt tempted as he looked at her unguarded and charming sleeping face. He didn't expect her to transform completely when drunk. It would have been disastrous if she fell into someone else's hands.

Bernard decided that he must never let Hera go out drinking alone again.

At that moment, a knock came from the door. Douglas was standing outside, hesitant to enter.

He asked through the door, "Bernard, do you want me to handle the news?"

If what happened that night wasn't dealt with immediately, the following day's headlines would certainly be about him trying to interfere in someone else's relationship.

owner. When his boss gave the order, he would

he heard Bernard's deep voice from inside the

he didn't have to do it, it meant someone else would handle

bar quickly made its way

old face darkened as he said, "What a

the midst of forming an alliance through marriage.

would be in jeopardy, and the Killians' reputation would also be tarnished. This piece of news could never be published. Although the video from that night was not

She was in her car after having just left Astral Nova. She watched the video, which

think it was Hera since she had seen her

she thought about how Bernard was

closed the video and checked what her group

into women.

about her. She has a boyfriend but still caught Bernard's

really driven by the lower half of

to marry him? What's the

he's thinking, but Ms. Chime is beautiful and talented. She's also Dr. Shadow. Why would

obvious? Bernard would rather find a tramp than marry

by the heads of both families,