Under the heiress facade

Bernard held Hera's hand and moved her so that she would be sitting on top of his lap. Then, he hugged her tightly from behind. The sudden intimacy caused Hera to find him strange. She turned her head and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I miss you," Bernard said as he snuggled his head into the crook of her neck.

Hera felt slightly ticklish by his actions and raised her hand to stop his moving head. "Have you settled last night's incident?"

"Yes. It was the younger brother of one of the drug rings I destroyed. The brother wanted to avenge me, so he hired that group of attackers. He's already been caught," Bernard explained.

To avoid causing panic, he did not mention the presence of the sniper. Instead, he had arranged for his people to protect her in secret.

"Who did you visit in the hospital?" Bernard asked.

"Your eldest niece, Aurora. Her baby is developing abnormally, so she asked me to save her baby," Hera said as she lowered her gaze.

Bernard asked in confusion, "How do you know how to protect a baby?"

"Well, my grandmother and I used to help the people in our village care for and deliver the babies of their livestock. After seeing it repeatedly, I got the hang of it."

Hera explained it easily, but she did put in a lot of effort to study the entire process.

Bernard's lips twitched. "I don't think livestock and humans are the same thing."

like Aurora wasn't the one who had asked Hera for

neighbor's house to help our neighbor's pregnant wife give birth to her child," Hera said. Bernard was speechless.

what expression Aurora would

be visiting the Killian residence frequently?"

"Yes."

you can always follow me home if you want to return to the Killian residence. There's no

him in confusion. Was Bernard too smart? Or could he read her mind? How did he manage to see

Hera said. She wanted to meet Aurora as she

So, could you stop putting yourself in danger?"

thought about that bullet from yesterday's sniper. He had finally found

won't hold back if I need your help," Hera declined

the day, Bernard was still a part of the Killian family. It was better for an outsider like her to investigate

"A-Alright." Bernard hesitated

her

tried to talk her out of it, the

want to eat for dinner tonight?" He

home and cook. I don't think you've ever tasted my cooking before,"

skewers she had made during a cookout and immediately said, "I'll do it. I'll