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 he followed her

him was screaming at him to catch up to them

"Bernie..."

She glanced at the corridor, the

a

and jealousy surged in Everly as she

Bernard and even made use of his feelings for her, but he

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

and gave her a

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

one moment of attention from him was enough for

"I 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

a message to Douglas, "Check the power supply

parted her lips, wanting to say something, but Bernard

she accidentally twisted her ankle and fell on the ground because she

her right hand on the ground, and the wound

of excruciating pain

fainted. She lay on the