Under the Heiress' Facade
Chapter 444

Chapter 444

Roman felt uncomfortable and asked, "Is there no other way?"

Aurora adopted him from the orphanage, giving him a blissful home and showering him with love that he never had before. He wondered if he really had to repay her kindness with such cruelty.

When Linda noticed he was hesitating, she felt annoyed.

However, she still said patiently, "As Dr. Shadow, there's no way Hera would let her patients die and tarnish her reputation.

"So, even if Aurora loses the child, Hera will do her best to save Aurora's life! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't want to do this to my own niece as well."

After saying that, Linda pretended to have second thoughts. "Oh, maybe we should just forget it. I can't do this to my niece for an outsider.

"Aury is a great person. Even if she has a son, I'm sure she'll treat her adopted son equally as well. Just forget what I've said." Then, she turned around and left.

Roman still thought it wasn't wise earlier. However, after hearing Linda call him an outsider, the slightest hesitance in him was taken over by his greed.

He grasped the bottle of pills tightly. Just as he was about to return inside the house, he suddenly heard a branch snapping nearby.

"Who is it?" He immediately rushed toward the groves and pried them apart. Then, he saw a man hiding in there, failing to escape in time.

Roman tensed up, wondering if the man heard his conversation with Linda earlier. If the patriarch found out that he was going to harm Aurora, he would be doomed!

Suddenly, he had a killing intent. Coincidentally, there was a huge boulder next to him. Right when he picked it up, the man in the groves looked up and showed his dirty face. There were even leaves in his mouth and his messy hair.

That man was Xavier Killian, the heir of the Killians with brain damage.

"Oh, it's you. What's a fool like you doing here?" Roman let out a breath of relief. Then, he tossed the boulder aside and dusted his hands off.

"I'm a caterpillar, and I like eating leaves." Xavier was crawling on the ground with his back arched. As he chewed a mouthful of leaves, he said, "It's yummy!"

Seeing how dumb he looked, Roman sneered, "You're not a caterpillar. You're clearly an earthworm!"

"What's an earthworm?" Xavier asked in confusion.

"An earthworm spends its time on the ground and eats dirt like you!"

As Roman said that, he grabbed a handful of dirt and shoved it into Xavier's mouth. Xavier didn't fight back at all. Instead, he opened his mouth to take the dirt in. As he chewed, he even said, "I'm an earthworm that loves yummy dirt."

Roman scoffed when he saw it and said, "You really are dumb."

After saying that, he dusted his hands off and returned to Aurora's room.

What Roman didn't know was that Xavier spat out the dirt after he left. Xavier didn't look as dumb as he did earlier anymore.

"Where are you, Mr. Xavier?" Suddenly, Marriott Yarnell, one of the maids, anxiously said from behind," Oh, Mr. Xavier, why are you in the groves? Get out of there now!"

Xavier immediately looked dumb again and said, "I'm a dirt-loving earthworm."

Marriott dragged him out of the groves. When she noticed the dirt in his mouth, she said, "Oh, my! Why are you eating dirt, Mr. Xavier? Spit it out now!"

Xavier spat out the dirt like a fool and was forcefully dragged away by her.

Bernard went out for a morning jog in Norburgh. When he returned to Skyview Heights, he noticed that Hera was suddenly in the living room. She looked like she was about to enter the kitchen to make breakfast.

"Why are you here so early, sweetie?" he asked in confusion.

He approached her to give her a hug. However, since he was covered in sweat, she stopped him. "I'm here to prepare breakfast for you."