Under the heiress facade

"Where are you? Do you want me to bring the food over there instead?" Hera asked deliberately.

It was rare for Hera to act so clingy, so Bernard was actually feeling very happy. But at the same time, he also felt guilty for lying to her.

"I'm at Dusk City discussing a possible business collaboration. It's a bit far, so there's no need for you to bother. I'll go meet you once I'm done."

Hera's hands paused after hearing that Bernard was at Dusk City as Astral Nova was located beside it.

"What time's your appointment?" She probed.

Bernard replied, "Two in the afternoon."

Hera said regretfully, "Oh, then I don't think I'll be able to make it in time. Just go and do what you need to do."

"Good girl. I'll try to finish up as soon as possible and head to the Everett residence to meet you."

"Alright," Hera said before ending the call. Then, she opened her WhatsApp and changed to her other account, Shadow. After that, she sent the Grandmaster of Astral Nova a message before turning Bernard's computer on.

She remembered that during the first time she had hacked into the Grandmaster's computer, his IP address indicated that he was at Shuttle Ventures.

the attack at Greecia Lakeside. However, the backup came

coincidence? She remembered how the Grandmaster of Astral Nova had asked

a different gender, the Grandmaster wasn't the slightest bit surprised. It was almost as if he already knew who she was. She took out a USB drive from her bag and connected it to his laptop. At the same time, Bernard was currently at Astral Nova's skyscraper. He

has been credited into your account, right? Prepare the money, and I'll head over to collect it

was she acting so

all the documents on Bernard's laptop but failed to

the same

something interesting. The

for the

had very large gaps in between. There would only be a few timestamps throughout the

had been deleted thoroughly. It was obvious that the computer before her was barely used

proceeded to

the building's entrance. She used times 16 playback speed to

was a one-time thing. She continued to look through old footage and realized there weren't any signs of Bernard. So, where exactly did Bernard work if he came to Norburgh every weekday? Bernard had not been doing well in the Killian family, yet he did not come to work. Hera felt like things weren't adding up and that Bernard

the same time,

him, so she believed they were both equally at fault. But now, not only was Bernard not who he claimed to be, but ke was also much better at pretending than