Under the heiress facade

"If that doesn't count, then there's nothing..." Bernard trailed off before his gaze accidentally landed on the conch bracelet on Hera's wrist.

He added, "No, there's another one."

Hera raised an eyebrow, indicating that he should continue.

Bernard knew that she might struggle to accept the truth he was about to reveal, but he decided to say it anyway.

"The bracelet on your hand wasn't given by Ms. Daphne. I asked her to give it to you on my behalf."

Hera raised her right hand and glanced at the bracelet on her wrist, slightly perplexed. She had always carefully stored this bracelet, even considering it to be her lucky charm.

Wasn't this Daphne's keepsake? Hera suddenly found it somewhat hard to accept. After all, the bracelet carried too much sentimental value for her.

Bernard hesitated before saying, "You can't consider this me lying to you, right? You got it all wrong..."

Hera looked up at him without a word. Yes, he did say that he had feelings for her from a young age.

was captured by the hunter's net and was forced to stay with Bernard. Although he did not actually hurt her, she truly did

worst after telling Hera about the bracelet, but he never expected

deep breath and nodded. "Okay, I'll

whenever they were in bed, yet he agreed to

kind of emotion terrified her as she had always believed that she had a good grasp over her

to constantly lose control of her emotions. Since she had already asked

Jedburgh

Bernard frowned. "That fast?"

waiting for? A red carpet?"

that it'll take a few more days to complete the procedures of transferring

she was about to lose her mind. "Alright, I'll move,

that house as your birthday present. Besides, you cured me, so you deserve it. Don't be angry.

over to Hera. He held her shoulders and said earnestly, "Sweetie, I'm sorry about what happened before, but I don't regret

speechless. What kind of

searched for 11 years before you finally appeared. I can't pretend not to care about you,