Under the heiress facade

Chapter 647

Bernard managed his expression, shaking off the chilling air around him before entering. "Sweetie, why are you awake?"

Hera hadn't seen him when she woke up. Now, he was back in the room in a different attire.

She asked, "Where have you been?"

"Something came up, so I went out. It's all settled now," he explained. Noticing that she didn't look well, he sat by her side and hugged her.

He frowned when he touched her. It was the summer, yet her body was cold.

Feeling lethargic, she nestled in his arms. Her eyes were glazed over as though she had not yet recovered from the shock.

"I had a nightmare. You locked me in a small dark room, and I couldn't escape... Then, I woke up from the nightmare..."

The dream felt so real as though she had returned to her younger days.

small dark room for a day and a night, starving and in distress. A long while later, her adoptive parents and the nanny finally found her. When they were going to save her, a sinister-looking boy stabbed

in the pool of blood, their faces distorted in horror. Meanwhile, Hera hid in a corner of the dark room. Her fearful eyes watched the boy approach her step by step with the knife, but he stopped in

head and discovered that the little boy looked

her, she felt as though she had

lot of pressure. Don't torture yourself anymore. Could you

by the lingering

are

had given him all of her and told him everything she knew. Was he hiding something from her like before? Bernard's hand paused, and a glint of doubt flashed across his eyes. "What are you thinking

her lap to the couch and carried her to the room. "You should get more sleep.

bed. She tossed to the other side

was lifted. Bernard slid

turned around to cuddle in his arms. Only then did she finally

she recorded the past few nights. Even after she organized the information, there wasn't any progress. It seemed this method wouldn't work. She had to try something else. Youngworth Miracle Clinic was off today. She contracted Johnson to meet up at 2:00

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