Under the Heiress' Facade
Chapter 532

Everly's heart skipped a beat as she stopped in her tracks. "What did you see?"

"I saw you getting out of Marcus' car," Wayne confessed. "Why were you with him?"

The fact that Camille had posed as Hera and treated people under a false name put Wayne at odds with the Chime family. And ever since Hera exposed Camille's identity, the Chime family had been openly against Youngworth Miracle Clinic.

Fortunately, the clinic's reputation remained due to Hera's and Catherine's exceptional medical skills.

However, Priscilla had gone to the clinic to make sarcastic remarks to Catherine, which deepened Wayne's dislike for the Chime family. Despite being one of the four influential families, their behavior was despicable.

Wayne couldn't accept seeing Everly with Marcus, and his tone grew harsher.

"I..." Everly bit her lip as she avoided Wayne's gaze guiltily. "He just wanted some advice on herbs."

"You're still consulting them after everything the Chime family has done to Hera and Mrs. Jones? How could you betray Hera and Mrs. Jones like that?" Wayne reprimanded her.

Everly immediately grabbed his arm. "Wayne, please don't tell Hera about this, okay? She'll fire me if she replaces out. I don't want to be separated from you and Mrs. Jones."

Seeing her on the verge of tears, Wayne couldn't bear to scold her further. But he still couldn't accept her betraying Hera. "Have you forgotten how Mom and Dad raised us? They taught us to be loyal and honest, especially to those who have shown us kindness."

Everly lowered her head in shame. "I'm sorry, I was wrong."

Seeing her so quick to admit her mistake, Wayne's gaze softened. "Promise me you won't contact them and you'll stay focused on working for Hera. If you do that, I won't tell her about tonight."

Everly felt a surge of frustration at this. She was Wayne's sister, yet he favored Hera over her.

But the Chime family's offer

intrigued her, and she knew that everything would be ruined if Hera found out. To keep Wayne from telling Hera, Everly quickly promised, "I promise."

Wayne sighed in relief. "Alright, let's go home. Mrs. Jones is probably asleep by now."

Over the next few days, Hera spent her days assisting Catherine with patients and her nights analyzing the voice from the recording. However, she made little progress. Identifying a voice wasn't as easy as

Swing

DNA.

Before she knew it, Sunday had arrived.

After finishing her morning consultations at the clinic and having lunch, Hera informed Catherine that she needed to go out in the afternoon.

She didn't ask Wayne to drive her but instead called for a cab, arriving at the Killian residence at 1:50 pm.

This was her second visit since she became an adult. The first time was because of Aurora, and she came and left just as quickly. This time, Rhett invited her over.

The walls and the grand gate overlapped with her childhood memories. The place felt so familiar yet different.

"Who are you? And who are you looking for?" asked the guard.

Hera replied, "I'm Hera Youngworth. And I'm here to see Rhett."

Rhett had informed the guard in advance, so upon hearing her name, the guard immediately opened the gate and let her in.

"Please wait a moment, Ms. Youngworth. I'll bring the car around," the guard said.