Under the Heiress' Facade
Chapter 434

Chapter 434

"Where are you? Do you want me to bring the food over there instead?" Hera asked deliberately.

It was rare for Hera to act so clingy, so Bernard was actually feeling very happy. But at the same time, he also felt guilty for lying to her.

"I'm at Dusk City discussing a possible business collaboration. It's a bit far, so there's no need for you to bother. I'll go meet you once I'm done."

Hera's hands paused after hearing that Bernard was at Dusk City as Astral Nova was located beside it.

"What time's your appointment?" She probed.

Bernard replied, "Two in the afternoon."

Hera said regretfully, "Oh, then I don't think I'll be able to make it in time. Just go and do what you need to do."

"Good girl. I'll try to finish up as soon as possible and head to the Everett residence to meet you."

"Alright," Hera said before ending the call. Then, she opened her WhatsApp and changed to her other account, Shadow. After that, she sent the Grandmaster of Astral Nova a message before turning Bernard's computer on.

She remembered that during the first time she had hacked into the Grandmaster's computer, his IP address indicated that he was at Shuttle Ventures.

Furthermore, Bernard had requested backup during the attack at Greecia Lakeside. However, the backup came from a helicopter that held the Astral Nova symbol.

Was it really all just a coincidence? She remembered how the Grandmaster of Astral Nova had asked for her picture.

But despite showing up as someone completely different, even a different gender, the Grandmaster wasn't the slightest bit surprised. It was almost as if he already knew who she was. She took out a USB drive from her bag and connected it to his laptop.

At the same time, Bernard was currently at Astral Nova's skyscraper. He looked at his chat message with Shadow and frowned.

Shadow had just sent him a message: "All the money for those special medications has been credited into your account, right? Prepare the money, and I'll head over to collect it at two in the afternoon."

What was Hera doing? Why was she acting so out of the blue today? Did she realize something?

Back at Shuttle Ventures, Hera used her codes to run through all the documents on Bernard's laptop but failed to replace anything related to Astral Nova.

At the same time, she found something interesting. The timestamps for the modification of the computer files had very large gaps in between. There would only be a few timestamps throughout the whole year. Furthermore, all of the applications used for communicating had been deleted thoroughly. It was obvious that the computer before her was barely used to complete work. Was it just for decoration?

Then, she proceeded to hack into the company's internal network and began searching through the cameras by the building's entrance. She used times 16 playback speed to watch through today's recording, but there weren't any signs of Bernard entering the company today.

It was a one-time thing. She continued to look through old footage and realized there weren't any signs of

Bernard. So, where exactly did Bernard work if he came to Norburgh every weekday?

Bernard had not been doing well in the Killian family, yet he did not come to work. Hera felt like things weren't adding up and that Bernard wasn't who he claimed to be.

At the same time, she had also hid her real identity from him, so she believed they were both equally at fault. But now, not only was Bernard not who he claimed to be, but he was also much better at pretending than she was!

At that moment, her phone lit up as she received a notification. She opened her chat.

It was a message from the Grandmaster of Astral Nova. The message wrote, "Sure. You can head straight to the skyscraper."

What? He didn't reject her?

Hera immediately quit his company's network and removed her traces. She pulled out the USB drive and called a cab to head toward Astral Nova.

In the conference room within the skyscraper, Bernard was the only person present around the round meeting table, whereas a 3D hologram filled in the seats for the Ten Elders.

Although the 3D holograms were covered in black, they had an emerald ring on their index finger. Each ring had a different color, symbolizing the different elders.

Today's meeting was an online meeting with Astral Nova's upper management. An Al processed everyone's voices and automatically converted them to the language set by the receiving end.

The meeting had just started when Bernard's phone lit up, indicating a call from Hera.