Under the Heiress' Facade
Chapter 563

Everly suppressed her uneasiness and pretended like nothing was wrong. She asked with a smile, "Hera, are we having a meeting?"

Hera cast her a blank look before looking down to continue playing Candy Crush. She asked right away, "What happened with the formula for Emily's medicine?"

"I prepared it according to the formula given by Isla. Then, I handed the ingredients to Sarah so that she could prepare the medicine at noon. Is something wrong?" Everly pretended to be surprised.

"Emily almost went into shock due to her allergies to dandelion root," Isla explained.

Everly let out a yelp. "How could that have happened?"

Hera glanced at her. "How many formulas do you have on hand?"

Everly gulped before calmly answering, "I only saw one formula since Isla didn't tell me anything. Is the patient's condition critical? If I had known that she was allergic to dandelion root, I never would have included it!"

She remembered that there were no surveillance cameras here. So, she was betting on the fact that Hera would believe her more than she did Isla. After all, Everly and Hera had known each other for more than ten years. Based on Everly's understanding of Hera, her chances were better than Isla's.

Isla widened her eyes in disbelief, staring at Hera. She found it hard to believe that the gentle Everly had lied so blatantly about the matter and even cast the blame on her.

"How could you lie about that, Everly? I clearly gave you the new formula!" Isla exclaimed while hurriedly walking toward the door.

"I handed it to you right here. At that time, you even said that you were about to head to the washroom."

"The washroom here is working fine. Why would I go out to use the washroom?" Everly asked innocently.

She then advised Isla, "I've been learning how to prepare medicinal ingredients from Mrs. Jones for the past seven to eight years and never made any mistakes. Hera and Wayne can bear witness to this.

"Did you get busy and forgot all about it? Are you not admitting to it because you're afraid Hera will punish you?

"Don't be scared. As long as you're willing to learn from your mistakes, Hera will forgive you. Besides, isn't the patient fine now? Just avoid making similar mistakes in the future."

Hera paused her game upon hearing Everly's explanation toward the end.

Wayne didn't understand much about medicine, but he often heard Catherine and Hera praise Everly for her brilliance. Thus, Everly's words made sense to him.

Besides, she had also promised him that she would always be loyal to Hera. Hence, he nodded in agreement.

Isla shook her head anxiously upon

hearing that. "No! Hera, I really gave

her the formula. I immediately passed it to her after Mrs. Jones amended the formula."

Isla really liked working here. The environment was good, and she was treated well. Since she could learn a lot here, she did not wish to leave this place.

If she were to take the blame, getting fired would be the least of her worries. The real problem would be if Isla was able to replace another job in the future.

Who would want to hire a herbalist whom Hera had fired?

"Yes, I did see Isla come here with the formula." Sarah stepped forward to give her statement.

Everly asked, "Then, why didn't I see the second formula-"

"How did you know that the patient is fine?" Hera interrupted Everly's attempts to defend herself.

Everly paused, having realized that

she had given herself away by contradicting herself. Her gaze became slightly panicked. "I didn't see the patient here. So, I guessed that she must be fine."

"Does the patient not being here mean that she's fine?" Hera coldly gazed at Everly.

Everly began to feel guilty as Hera stared at her. If this continued, she would definitely crack under pressure.

Everly's mouth twitched as her eyes turned red. She put on an aggrieved expression.

"Don't you trust me, Hera? We've

known each other for more than ten years. I consider you my sister, but you'd rather trust an outsider instead

of me! Fine! I'll take the blame for her! Are all of you satisfied now?"

After she finished speaking, she covered her mouth and ran outside, sobbing.