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."

that something was off, but

by side as his heart broke. Everything in him was screaming at him to

"Bernie..."

She glanced at the corridor, the direction

spared her a disdainful glance

and jealousy surged in Everly as she blamed fate for being this cruel to

didn't love Bernard and even made use of his feelings

chose to ignore her and give her the cold treatment. In spite of that, Everly believed that he would be moved by her feelings one day as long as she didn't give up. "Bernie, I have something important to tell you." She lifted the hem of her dress and scurried along the corridor to catch up with him. "I heard that there's going to be a blackout in the building

tracks and gave her

and he would be patient

attention from him was enough for her

expression, she continued, "I heard it from the hotel manager. I'm not sure if it's true, but I'm genuinely worried about

message to Douglas, "Check the power supply of the Imperial

lips, wanting to say something, but

twisted her ankle and fell

the wound on her arm tore open as it hadn't fully

of excruciating pain throughout her body. It

lay on