Chapter 674

Bernard plucked his car keys from the ignition, grabbed the box of cake from the passenger seat beside him, and headed into the house.

Seeing Hera sitting in the study, he hollered, "Sweetie, I bought you a tiramisu cake. Come give it a taste."

Hera didn't respond. She simply sat in the study with an impassive expression as she caressed Tiramisu on her lap. Bernard sensed that something was off, so he placed the cake on the table and went to the study to check on her. "What's wrong?" he asked, concerned.

Hera glanced at him coldly before looking at the computer screen again. Bernard followed her gaze and saw the code on the screen.

It was the code he had written quite some time ago.

His heart skipped a beat. The code, combined with the gloom on Hera's face, gave him an ominous feeling.

He grabbed a chair and sat down beside her. "Sweetie, there's something I need to tell you."

Before he returned, Hera's thoughts were all jumbled up. Now, she was strangely calm.

She stared at him in silence, watching him continue his act.

shock to Bernard. He hesitated for a bit. Before this, he had never gotten the chance to tell

you stop investigating Daphne's death?"

to finding out the perpetrator's identity. Why would Bernard suddenly

of emotions in her heart, Hera pretended to be calm

want me to stop?"

also promised him that I wouldn't let investigate it either. I'm indebted to him, and that's the only thing he asked of me. I

anyone

I should've

chance to be with her. He'd be lying if he said he didn't let her continue her investigation for personal reasons at first, but after seeing how much she was going through just to find out who the

had been so close to each other this morning,

on an act. How could she forget that he was

and see him?" Hera asked, her tone cool.

"I did. It was ten years ago,

Ten years ago!

matter ever since she returned last year. Why was he telling her

the memory card, didn't you?" she

warning to herself, reminding her of how foolish

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