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."

sensed that something was off, but

watched them leave side by side as his heart broke. Everything in him

"Bernie..."

from the staircase. She glanced at the corridor, the direction Hera had left

her a disdainful

jealousy surged in Everly as she blamed fate for

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

the other hand, Everly loved him 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

in his tracks and gave her a

knew that he cared for Hera and he would be patient

from him was enough for her to

"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 about

sent a message to Douglas, "Check the power supply of the

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

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

on the ground, and the wound on her arm tore

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

She lay on