Under the Heiress' Facade
Chapter 170

"You…" Zyler was instantly furious.

What audacity Hera had to call him crazy!

Not only did he not move away from Hera, but he also snarled out, "I'll have you know that I havewitnesses who saw all the despicable things you did in the past! Just you wait, Hera Youngworth! I'lldefinitely expose your true colors in front of Chris—"

"Shut up!"

Hera raised her right hand impatiently, revealing a silver needle which was trapped between herfingers. She wasted no time in stabbing Zyler's neck, where the GV 15 acupuncture point was.

Her actions were swift and decisive. By the time Zyler registered her actions, he was shocked thathe couldn't emit a sound despite having opened his mouth.

He widened his eyes while rubbing his throat. Still, he couldn't let out a sound.

Zyler grabbed Hera by the shoulders, mouthing angrily, "What have you done to me?"

"If I see you complaining again, I don't mind sealing your voice permanently!" Hera snappedimpatiently.

Zyler was shell-shocked, to say the least.

What sort of voodoo magic did that country bumpkin cast on him? How was he unable to speak?

He needed her to undo whatever magic that was right away.

So, Zyler continued gripping Hera's shoulders and screamed silently at her.

"Zyler, what are you doing to Hera?" Coincidentally, Christopher showed up at that moment.

He rushed forward quickly to shove Zyler away from Hera. Then, he turned to look at her worriedly."Are you alright?"

Zyler didn't expect Christopher to appear at this time. He was very sure that Christopher must havemisunderstood him.

Right now, Christopher was clearly head over heels for Hera. If she were to lie to Christopher aboutwhat happened, he'd definitely misunderstand Zyler even more.

That meant Zyler's chances of patching things up with Christopher would decrease significantly, andsubsequently, he would lose his spot on the guaranteed admission list.

Zyler wanted to explain his side of the story, yet he couldn't make any sounds.

"It was nothing. He was telling me that he could carry my package for me," Hera said coolly.

Upon hearing the excuse, the furious Zyler turned to stare at Hera in astonishment. He didn't expecther to defend him.

He knew it! She had feelings for him!

"Really?" Christopher didn't believe the excuse. After all, he had witnessed Zyler about to strikeHera just now.

Why was Hera suddenly speaking up for Zyler?

Christopher shot Zyler a look. The latter heaved a big sigh of relief before nodding.

Displeasure streaked across Christopher's eyes at that moment. "I can carry your package for youas well."

"Well then, you can supervise him," Hera said.

That was when Zyler realized that something was off.

Meanwhile, Christopher was still digesting the meaning behind Hera's words. Hera used theopportunity to claim her package from the mailroom.

"Carry this package to the chemistry lab on the fourth floor," Hera ordered while kicking the largebox. It didn't budge at all from the kick.

Christopher instantly understood what Hera was planning to do. He said to Zyler," Go on. Carry it."

Zyler remained silent. It seemed that he had stepped into a trap.

In the end, Zyler managed to carry the 50-pound box from the mailroom on the second floor of theadministrative block all the way to the fourth floor of the chemistry lab block. Christopher made sureto monitor him the whole time.

As a son of the Gaskell family, Zyler lived a lavish and pampered life. He was never ordered to domanual labor like a lower-class peasant.

Once he finally reached the lab's doorway, he placed the large box onto the floor heavily out ofspite. Unfortunately, he didn't control his strength well, resulting in the box squashing one of hishands the moment it landed.

To make things worse, Zyler's hand suffered from multiple fractures.

He cursed. He still needed his hands to play the piano!

…

Hera had gone back to the classroom to finish carrying out her cleaning duties for the day. By thetime she returned to the chemistry lab on the fourth floor, she noticed her package being left at thedoorway. Zyler was nowhere to be seen.

After opening the door, she dragged the box into the lab before opening it. Countless rare andprecious medicinal ingredients packed securely in their own packaging could be seen in the box.

Hera turned on the space heater before taking off her jacket. She spent the next half hour or sounsealing and removing the ingredients from their individual packaging.

Her phone, which was set aside, lit up at that moment. It turned out that the grandmaster of AstralNova had responded to her.

Grandmaster of Astral Nova: "That is, unless you're my wife."

Hera stared at the message silently, clearly speechless.