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."

was off,

them leave side by side as his heart broke. Everything in him was screaming at him to catch up to them

"Bernie..."

up from the staircase. She glanced at

spared her a

Everly as she blamed fate for being this cruel

didn't love Bernard and even made use of his feelings for her, but

so much, but he 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 later.

in his tracks and

cared for Hera and he would be patient enough to listen

from him was enough for her

from the hotel manager. I'm not sure if it's true, but I'm genuinely worried about

to Douglas, "Check the power supply of the Imperial

parted her lips, wanting to say something, but Bernard

accidentally twisted her ankle and fell on the ground because she wasn't used to wearing

her right hand on the ground, and the

shifted, sending waves of excruciating pain throughout

She lay