Under the heiress facade

Chapter 694

"Oh, congratulations. I have another matter to attend to, so I should go now," Hera said indifferently and bypassed him, preparing to leave.

Hurt by her aloof attitude, Bernard quickly held her hand. "But it's a trap... I'll come with you."

He wanted to stop her, but he knew that she wouldn't listen very well.

Hera looked at his bandaged right hand, which was holding hers. A pang of guilt hit her.

She looked up at his handsome face. It would be a lie to say that she hadn't missed him after days of separation.

However, she didn't want to see him now, especially since he returned to the country to dissuade her from continuing her plan.

She withdrew her hand and coldly refused him, "Thanks, but no."

"Hera, you're here! I've been looking for you." The cheerful Thiago happened to come over. When he noticed Bernard behind Hera, his shoulders drooped as he assumed that she would stay by Bernard's side from now onward.

To his surprise, she walked toward him. "I had a call to take. Let's go."

off, but he followed

him was screaming at

"Bernie..."

She glanced at the corridor, the

spared her a

Everly as she blamed fate for being this cruel

of his feelings for her, but he only

she didn't give up. "Bernie, I have something important to tell you." She lifted the hem of her dress and

tracks and gave her a sideways

cared for Hera and he would be patient enough to listen as long as it

that one moment of attention from him was enough

heard it from the hotel manager. I'm not sure if it's true, but I'm genuinely worried about Hera. If it's true, she might get scared... I want to tell her about it myself, but

out his phone and sent a message to Douglas, "Check

wanting to say

ankle and fell on the ground because she wasn't used to

on the ground, and the wound on her arm tore open as it

blood vessel in it shifted, sending waves of excruciating pain throughout her body. It hurt

fainted. She lay on