Under the heiress facade

While Xandia spoke, she grabbed Xavier, who was hiding behind Hera. Xandia dragged him away like he was a sack of potatoes despite his struggles. Hera fell silent.

"Ms. Hera, I'm so sorry to alarm you like this. We'll head back now." Marriott quickly ran after Xandia.

...

Catherine and the others had already gone home by the time Hera reached the clinic. After she got out of the cab, a black Maybach slowly stopped behind her. "Where did you go to, sweetie?" Bernard rolled down the car windows and asked.

Hera looked at him and used her keys to open the back door of her house. "Are you trying to monitor your landlady's whereabouts?

Bernard laughed. "Please open the gates and allow me to go inside your house, Ms. Landlady."

After making a sound of annoyance, Hera opened the other side of the gate for him.

Then, she returned to the western wing while Bernard drove his car into the courtyard and closed the gates.

he entered the place, he saw Hera in the kitchen. Her long hair

you haven't eaten yet. Do you need

to enter the kitchen?" The moment she turned around, she noticed a bouquet of roses in front of her. She frowned

"Do you think that I'll be easily placated, Bernard? You may use these tricks to woo young women, but they'll never work on

check the flowers first?"

you acting all mysterious?" Hera switched off the fire and wiped her

roses,

a

the

small box inside.

warned, "If you bought me an adult toy, I

spatula from her. He continued cooking the food in the

saw a card inside. There was a serial number and a QR code on it, as well

recognized the serial number. Similar serial numbers appeared in the Astral Nova Auction and could be used to obtain bidded