Under the Heiress' Facade
Chapter 117

This was how she felt after losing her home for over a decade.

Hera hummed in agreement.

"Get some rest. Goodnight," Gideon said with a smile.

"Goodnight," Hera replied.

Gideon didn't immediately go to sleep when he returned to his room. Instead, he made a phone callto a friend who worked as a police officer.

"Felton, did you replace anything on the license plate number I requested?"

He was referring to the car's license plate number that had followed Hera home half an hour ago.

"Yeah, I found something. The car belonged to the general manager of a Killian Corporation branchin Norburgh," the voice on the other end confirmed.

"And who was the general manager?" Gideon inquired.

"Bernard Killian."

"Alright, thanks."

After exchanging a few more words with Felton, Gideon hung up.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he realized it wasn't a dangerous person tracking Hera.

However, the thought of Bernard gave him a headache.

Hera was still underage, and Bernard, who was in his 20's, was clearly exploiting her youth.

Unfortunately, Bernard's influence was too great, and the Everett family was powerless against him.

Gideon realized he needed to work even harder to earn money for Hera's sake.

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On the Cavenridge forum, Giselle's scandal as the fake heiress and the notice of the Everettfamily's bankruptcy had been prominently featured on the front page for over half a month.However, it was finally buried under the announcement of the new round of selection activities forthe academy's new Belle and Hunk.

Previous editions of the Belle and Hunk selection process were spontaneous activities organized bystudents. But this time, it was initiated by the academy, which was a rare occurrence.

The winning Belle and Hunk would represent the students and perform a recitation on the stage ofCavenridge's 80th-anniversary celebration, which would be broadcast nationwide.

The selection process began with students nominating others or recommending themselves. Thetop ten males and females with the most votes would automatically advance. The winning Belle andHunk would be determined through a speech competition organized by the academy.

"Kate, should we all support Boss in the selection of the new Belle?"

Several classmates gathered around Katie's seat.

"Absolutely! With Boss' ethereal beauty, she's bound to shine!"

"I agree! I'll go talk to the class president."

Katie immediately went to fetch the class president.

When Katie brought the idea up, the class president pointed to the forum request on the phonescreen.

"Are you guys idiots? Didn't you read the requirements? The academy requires the new Belle to bea beauty and a scholar. Do you want to embarrass Boss before the entire academy?"

Hera might be as beautiful as a celestial being, but everyone was well aware of her academicachievements.

They were the only class whose teachers were allowed to teach solely in Jadonish. So, theprospect of reciting in Terranish was daunting for them.

"In this world, is there really someone who embodies both true beauty and intelligence?"

"There is—the legendary Professor Killian."

"Christopher and Zyler aren't that bad either."

"But they're not on the same level as us."

Just then, Hera arrived. She sighed heavily when she noticed Katie and the others gathered aroundher seat.

"Boss, you're here. We were just lamenting your missed opportunity to secure the Belle title," Katiesaid, pulling Hera to her seat.

"What? Belle?" Hera asked in puzzlement.

At Hera's confusion, Katie realized she hadn't checked the academy forum. She proceeded toexplain, thinking Hera would share their disappointment, assuming every girl enjoyed flaunting theirbeauty.

However, Hera simply responded nonchalantly, "Oh, I'm not interested."