Under the Heiress' Facade
Chapter 293

Some people were happy and some were sad over the events.

The waiters at the Imperial Hotel's banquet hall cleaned up the broken glasses and spilled wine.

The guests' spirit, which was already lifted with Bernard's arrival, soared even higher after witnessing the Gaskells' drama unfold.

Everyone realized that the Everetts were no longer what they used to be. They had climbed to a higher status. Many guests tried to strengthen their ties with the Everetts.

Gideon and James mingled with the crowd, busily greeting everyone.

"Mr. Gideon, may I have a word?"

Ethan Lynch, an executive in a government-owned company who had previously delayed their collaboration, approached Gideon with a glass of wine in hand.

"Mr. Lynch."

Gideon clinked glasses with him and took a sip before saying, "What do you want to discuss?"

After what had just happened, many of those present discreetly inquired about the relationship between the Everetts and Bernard. They were hoping to collaborate with the latter as well. Gideon understood Ethan's intentions perfectly.

Ethan realized that Gideon was playing dumb. He had believed Queenie's words previously and stopped the collaboration with Gideon. His superiors wanted him to approach Gideon for another discussion.

So, he could only smile and say, "I've reviewed the new contract you sent over. When can we replace the time to sign it?"

"Well..."

Gideon pretended to ponder.

Seeing this, Ethan added, "I've managed to secure an additional 5% profit for you from my superiors."

Ethan's superiors initiated this extra profit to secure the collaboration with the Everetts. Acknowledging the generous offer, Gideon decided to accept it.

"Since you are so sincere, Mr. Lynch, let's replace some time tomorrow to sign the contract."

After chatting for a bit more, Gideon

excused himself to replace Bernard. His

presence had significantly

contributed to the success of the banquet. Gideon knew Bernard was there because of Hera. Nevertheless, he felt the need to thank him personally.

However, after looking through the entire hall, he couldn't replace Bernard or Hera, so he asked his assistant.

"Mr. Gideon, Mr. Killian and Ms. Hera left about half an hour ago."

If they left 30 minutes ago, it meant that they left just as the banquet was starting.

Gideon was at a loss for words.

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He knew Bernard had shown up because of Hera and had done them a huge favor, but felt that his actions crossed a line. Each time, he would just appear and take Hera away.

At that moment, he received a message on his phone.

He glanced at it and saw that it was from an unknown number.

"Are you satisfied with the opening act of the banquet?"

Gideon wondered who it was when another message came through.

"My brother-in-law."

He immediately knew who it was from.

...

Meanwhile, at the police station, Hera and Bernard were watching Queenie's police interrogation from the surveillance room.

After two hours, the news of Zyler's accident crushed Queenie's spirit, making the interrogation much smoother than before. She confessed to almost everything.

The cause of Isabella and her mom's death was almost the same as Hera had suspected.

Queenie had imprisoned them, and

they were killed by Eric during an escape attempt. After that, their bodies were thrown into a reservoir to make it look like an accident.