Under the Heiress' Facade
Chapter 331

"If I say it again, will you appear in front of me right away?" Hera asked. She wished he would show up suddenly like he did last time at the food street.

Bernard listened to her words and wished to rush to the Everett residence immediately. However, before he could say anything, Samson knocked and walked into his room.

"Bernard, there's news from Douglas that the driver your brother sent is nearing Shuttle Ventures," Samson said in a low voice.

Bernard frowned slightly and nodded in acknowledgment.

Chad wanted him back, and since he didn't return, he had sent someone to personally escort him back.

"I wish I could, but I can't leave right now," Bernard told Hera on the phone.

"I see..." Hera responded.

"I have something to deal with. Talk to you later," Bernard said.

"Alright." Hera hung up, lay back on the bed, and looked at the ceiling, feeling a sense of emptiness.

Tiramisu seemed to sense her sadness. It nudged her face with its little head.

Tickled by the nudging, Hera raised her hand to hold its head and began to stroke it. She found it rather stress-relieving.

Just then, a message came in. Hera clicked to view it and found a selfie from Bernard.

Bernard's chiseled, perfectly handsome face was slightly smiling at the screen. His expression was a blend of coldness and seductive charm. The background showed the back seat of a car, suggesting the photo was just taken.

Bernard: "If you miss me, just take a few more looks."

Hera smiled faintly as she saved the photo to her phone. She then took a photo of Tiramisu and sent it to him.

Meanwhile, in the back seat of the Rolls-Royce, Bernard received two messages from Hera.

Hera: "Tiramisu misses you too."

Attached was a photo. Without even opening it, he could see a close-up of a pig's nose.

It was obviously taken with the camera pressed against the snout, devoid of any sense of composition or beauty. Bernard couldn't help but smile.

Indeed, God treated all his creatures equally. He bestowed upon Hera a flawless face and excellent medical skills but also gifted her with hands that were clumsy at taking photos.

Despite all the effort Bernard put into teaching her, she would revert to square one if she didn't take photos for a while.

...

Three days after Mary stopped taking her medication, her knees and legs started hurting. Unable to walk, she could only rely on a wheelchair.

Seeing her condition, Pansy felt

deeply sorry. She called for the

family's doctor, Zaid Gomez,

hoping he could examine Mary. However, Mary refused to see him.

Six days after stopping her medication, Mary's knees swelled up, and she couldn't move. She also had a fever.

Zaid waited outside her room, but

Mary still refused to be examined

She intended to hold out until the seventh day and then take the medicine Hera had given her.

Upon learning of Mary's worsening condition and her refusal to see a doctor, Ralph Ludden rushed back to Norburgh from Jedburgh. "What's going on?" he asked when he arrived at Mary's door.

Andrew and his family of three, Jane, and Zaid were all kept outside the room in the hallway, with only Pansy inside taking care of Mary.