Under the Heiress' Facade



"Let me drink more. I'll feel better."

Seeing this, Samantha hugged Hera in distress. One shouldn't be fooled by Hera's usual aloof demeanor and how she seemed indifferent to anything. She was merely suppressing all her emotions, which was why she did not express them easily.

To Hera, as long as she did not care, others could not affect her feelings. Thus, she wasn't someone who trusted others easily. Even with Samantha, they took a long time to build up the rapport they had today.

But it did not even take one year for Bernard to be the reason for Hera's current state. That indicated that she truly took their relationship very seriously.

"Alright, there, there. Don't be sad anymore. He's just a man. I'll find you another one. I still have several cousins who are single and even look rather handsome. I'll introduce them to you later," Samantha comforted.

Hera downed another large glass of wine as her mind started to wander. After letting out a drunken hiccup, she asked, "Are any of them more handsome than Bernard?"

"Oh..." Samantha pondered over it. Hera was still comparing looks even though she was drunk. Perhaps no other man in this world could compare to Bernard's unparalleled attractiveness.

At that moment, the phone that had been cast aside rang again. Hera drunkenly felt around for the phone before answering it.

Bernard's voice came through the phone. "Sweetie, how do you want to split our time for Tiramisu?"

Hera was stunned for a moment upon hearing his familiar voice before angrily exclaiming, "We'll never split! It's mine since you gave it to me as a gift. How could you want to take back a present you gave away?"

Bernard could tell that something about her voice was off. "Are you drunk?"

Already drunk, Hera did not hear a single word he said as she continued speaking, "You also gave me the courtyard house, so you can't ask for it back!

"You also can't take back those gold needles since you gifted them to me. All these are already mine, so you're not allowed to take them back..." Bernard patiently listened to her ramble on while imagining her drunken state with a dazed look in her eyes. Suddenly, he found that rather adorable. "What about me? I'm yours as well," he asked.

At the same time, Bernard tilted his

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head and held the phone between his shoulder and ear while quickly opening his laptop. His fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed some codes to access the location system and determine Hera's location.

Hera was drunk as she muttered incoherently, "You... You're not mine since you've already agreed to break up with me. You're not mine... You don't love me anymore...

"You agreed to break up, so that means you don't love me anymore... I don't want to love you anymore either..."

Bernard paused as he was about to reach for his car keys. He suddenly felt a pang in his heart. Hera seemed so indifferent about the breakup earlier, so he never realized how deeply hurt she was.

"I'm sorry. I love you, so let's not

break up anymore, alright? I'll go pick you up now." Bernard immediately stood up and went

outside. After getting into theExclusive © material by Nô(/v)elDrama.Org.

car

and starting the engine, there was no sound on the other end of the line.

Thinking that the call had disconnected, he checked his phone and saw that the call was still ongoing. A moment later, Samantha's voice came through on the phone.

"Hello? Mr. Killian, Hera has fallen asleep. She's at my home, so you don't have to worry. Let me take care of her while she sleeps."

"I'll go pick her up now," Bernard replied.

"Oh? That's not necessary. Hera feels awful, so I don't think she wants to see you now."

Bernard immediately ended the call

and drove out. Halfway through the journey, his phone rang again, showing an unrecognized number. But Bernard took a quick look at it and knew right away that it was a caff from Samson.

"Bernard, the Elders have learned about the situation with the Vulcan alias at the anniversary party. You need to handle this urgently." Bernard frowned slightly before saying, "Got it."

After ending the call, he turned the car in another direction. At the same time, he called Samantha, saying, "Take care of Hera."