Under the heiress facade

At this point, Hera already had a hunch about who the perpetrator was. She simply wanted to know what Xavier would tell her.

With that thought in mind, she stated, "You guys should carry on with the questioning. I'll go check on Xavier."

Hera went after Gemma and the maids and eventually reached the house where Xavier resided. He had locked himself up in his bedroom, and Gemma was trying to coax him into unlocking the door. "Xavi, hurry up and open the door. Let me see if you're hurt," said Gemma, her voice strained with worry.

"Ms. Gemma, this is the key to Mr. Xavier's bedroom," said a maid while handing over a key.

"Quick," Gemma urged. "Open the door."

"Allow me," Hera piped in, reaching for the key in the maid's hands.

The maid looked at Gemma as if waiting for further instructions.

"He's emotionally unstable right now," Hera explained. "I'll head in and check on him. You guys and wait outside."

Without giving it a second thought, Gemma nodded. Then, Hera took the key, unlocked the door, and slipped into the room.

The curtains weren't pulled, so the room was cast in total darkness. It made her feel rather unsettled.

"Xavier, it's me," Hera muttered, her voice light. Closing the door, she suppressed the growing unease in her heart. "Can I turn the lights on?"

was completely silent

for the switch in the dark. Finally, she found it and

closet door was slightly ajar. She walked over to it and opened the

who was six feet tall, was crouching in the small closet. His back was hunched as he squeezed himself deep into the closet with the clothes around him. He looked rather pitiful. "Don't you have something

ghost in the water!" Xavier yelped as

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his reaction. They were the only ones here, so he

respond no matter what Hera told him. She couldn't do anything in this situation, but she understood why

be on alert and stay

table. Marriot probably made Xavier wear the lanyard most of the time so that people could contact her if he

your phone. You can contact me if anything comes up,"

She added her number to his contacts and called herself once to make sure that it was saved and to save his number

not convenient for us to talk here, you can go

the phone on the ground before Xavier. As she did so, he raised his head

quickly typed a few words using the notes application on