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, but

heart broke. Everything in him was screaming at him to catch up to them

"Bernie..."

from the staircase. She glanced at the corridor, the

her a disdainful glance

as she blamed fate for

and even made use of his feelings for her, but

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. Hera's afraid of the dark. You should remind her

tracks and gave her a sideways

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

moment of attention from him was enough for her to

but I'm genuinely worried about Hera. If it's true,

message to Douglas, "Check the power supply

parted her lips, wanting to say something, but Bernard had already walked

She wanted to go after him, but she accidentally twisted her ankle and fell on the ground because she

the wound on her arm tore

waves of excruciating pain throughout her body.

lay on the ground