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.

locked in a 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.

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 front of

the little boy looked like

from the nightmare after that. When she realized that Bernard wasn't there with her, she felt as though she had lost her soul. She didn't even notice

yourself too hard, and you're under a lot of pressure. Don't torture yourself anymore. Could you stop trying that again? How about changing the method?"

by the lingering fear. Her head was

"Bernie, are

something from her like

and carried her to the room. "You should get more sleep. There's still time

tossed to the other side

later, the blanket was lifted. Bernard slid under it

the back, and she turned around to cuddle in his

past few nights. Even after she organized the information, there wasn't any progress. It seemed this method wouldn't work. She

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