Under the heiress facade

"No," Bernard immediately denied. "Look, you were able to spot these small issues, which shows how skilled you are. Even your mentor might not have noticed them." When hackers competed, they wouldn't notice if their opponent was going easy on them. Everyone was just focused on finding loopholes and invading.

"Stop with your sweet talk. You're just looking down on me and going easy on me." Hera read his code.

But Bernard's code was better than hers. It was undeniable that she wouldn't have won if he hadn't gone easy on her.

The more he acted this way, the more her anger burned. She even suspected...

"Did you intentionally lose for the Eclipse Stone?" Hera stood up and shoved the laptop back to Bernard, glaring at him.

Bernard's heart sank. He had hoped that letting Hera win would be enough to quell her frustration. He didn't expect her to connect this with the Eclipse Stone.

"Yes, we entered the same price back then," he admitted.

Just as she had suspected! Anger flared within Hera. Bernard had been toying with her from the beginning.

things for me... But it's because you said our relationship would be over once I cured your illness. I didn't want you to leave, so

was basically deceiving her

nodded. "Is there anything else you're hiding from me?

guilty and uncomfortable seeing her like this. He didn't want to deceit her

"If you don't want to tell me, then..." Before she could finish her sentence, Bernard confessed abruptly, "XS

shocked. Didn't the XS Corporation have a strong rivalry with Killian Corporation? She knew Bernard didn't

found out, Bernard would be chased out by the Killians! Bernard was

they flew to Lumiville with XS Corporation's plane. How had she not thought

work with me at Shuttle Ventures? I don't usually work there. Instead, I would either be at Astral Nova or

l.n

was a

sank.

was trying to make you jealous when I had dinner with Camille.