Under the Heiress' Facade
Chapter 435

Chapter 435

But Hera quickly ended the call and sent a message instead.

Hera wrote, "When will you be done with your meeting? I happened to be dropping by Astral Nova to handle some business. So why don't we head back together once we're done?"

Hera was rarely so clingy toward him. Bernard glanced at the time and was sure they would be able to end the meeting before three in the afternoon.

So, he replied, "Alright. I'll try to finish up by three and go to meet you."

In the lobby of Astral Nova's skyscraper, Hera walked in brazenly without even wearing a mask. Samson immediately invited her to sit and poured her a cup of coffee. He had always been curious about her true identity, especially after seeing how Bernard had dismissed all protocols at the auction for her.

Now that he was standing before her, he could not help but feel a strong sense of respect toward her, despite seeing on the news that Camille had been pretending to be the miracle doctor while Hera was the true miracle doctor.

"I never thought that you'd be the real Dr. Shadow, Ms. Youngworth," Samson said as he handed her a cup of coffee.

"Do you know me?" Hera asked as she looked at him.

Samson cried out in his heart, "Of course, I know you! You're dating Bernard!"

However, he looked impassive and said, "I've seen you on the news."

Hera nodded in understanding as she quietly looked around the lobby, especially behind that big screen. However, she saw no signs of the Grandmaster of Astral Nova.

So, she asked, "Is the Grandmaster not here?"

Samson answered, "The Grandmaster is currently busy."

"Oh," Hera said as she glanced at Bernard's reply. Three in the afternoon...

"This is the money our grandmaster has instructed for me to give you. Due to thirty billion being too much to carry in cash, the grandmaster has arranged for us to hand you a check."

Samson took out a black envelope that had the Astral Nova's symbol stamped on it in gold. He handed her the envelope with both hands as a sign of respect.

"Thank you." Hera took the envelope but did not open it. Instead, she placed it on the coffee table and slowly drank a sip of her coffee. Then, she asked, "Are you busy?"

"Not at the moment," Samson answered.

Bernard was in a meeting, so his job was to stand guard outside his office to ensure that no one would disturb him. Hence, he wasn't particularly busy.

"Then, could you allow me to sit here as I wait for someone?" Hera asked.

Samson thought about how they were in Bernard's office. She had every right to sit there as long as she wanted to.

Forty minutes later, Bernard's meeting was about to end, yet Hera remained seated on the wooden chair. She was looking through her phone as she drank cup after cup of coffee.

She seemed like she had no intentions of leaving!

Samson was beginning to feel anxious. Bernard's meeting was about to end. If he came out, everything would be let out of the bag!

He immediately sent Bernard a message. Bernard was dumbfounded when he saw the message and quickly replied, "Bring her out on a walk."

Samson received the orders and was planning how to take Hera out on a walk when he heard her ask, "Is the Grandmaster of Astral Nova required to come to work every day?"

Normally, Samson would not answer such a question as it was clear that the person asking was trying to figure out Bernard's whereabouts. But the person before him wasn't just anyone. She was Bernard's girlfriend.

Samson answered, "It depends on the Grandmaster's mood."

Hera was speechless. That was as good as not giving her an answer!

At that moment, her phone rang. She thought it was Bernard calling to say that he had arrived but realized it was Leon calling instead.

"Boss, there's an emergency. The website that Damian's company runs is being attacked by a hacker. That website contains a lot of confidential information that should not be leaked to the public.

"I can't seem to be able to stop the hacker. Could you help me? It's a really big emergency! If those documents get leaked, Damian would suffer a huge loss—"

Hera scoffed and said, "Give me a moment."

Then, she got up, took her check, and left Astral Nova. Then, she went to look for a cybercafe nearby.

Hera sat at the corner of the cybercafe. She plugged in her USB flash drive and had just received access to control Leon's desktop from afar.

Suddenly, her phone rang, indicating that Bernard was calling her. "Sweetie, I've arrived at the entrance of the skyscraper of Astral Nova. Where are you?"