Under the Heiress' Facade
Chapter 700

Chapter 700

Hera overheard the report because she was close to Bernard. A chill ran down her spine when she heard that.

Linda had gone mad! How could she hire terrorists and plant time bombs?

Bernard's heart surged to his throat. "Where's the time bomb?"

Normally, he wouldn't be this nervous, but Hera was here right now. He was afraid that she might get hurt.

"The entrance and the windows on the west side of the broadcast room have been blocked off. Their attacks are too aggressive. We can't go in there, so we don't know where it is," Aaron reported.

Bernard frowned. It would be troublesome if they couldn't track down the location of the time bomb. Now, their only option was to evacuate before it exploded!

Bernard tapped his earpiece. "Evacuate everyone in the building. Find us an exit from our location. Get Hera out of here first."

Hera's heart raced. She tore a piece of fabric from her dress to bandage Bernard's bleeding wound to stop the bleeding.

"Let me see..." Aaron replied. "There's a small window on the south. It's safe there. Nine o'clock from your direction. I'll initiate an evacuation immediately, and I'll provide cover for you until you get there."

"Got it." Bernard looked at Hera. She nodded, signaling that she understood the plan and was ready.

Bernard peeked outside. After making sure it was safe, he led her out from the table.

They walked along next to the equipment, drawing closer to the door. The door was broken and riddled with bullet holes due to the attack.

He checked the situation outside from the doorframe. Then, he fired at the lock of the opposite room to unlock the door. He beckoned her over to move to the other room first.

While moving to the next room, she heard gunshots behind her. She paced up and hid behind the walls of the new room.

Bullets penetrated through the door within seconds.

Unable to cross the corridor, Bernard hid behind the walls of the original room. He was worried that he might trigger a bomb, so he could only avoid shooting the vital parts.

The mercenary got shot in the knee, which caused him to kneel on the ground. Still, he kept shooting and called for backup.

Left with no choice, he seized the chance to call Hera. "Sweetie, are you alright?"

"I'm alright." She hugged her arm while taking cover behind the walls.

Although she ran as fast as she could, her arm was grazed by a bullet.

"Can you see the window?" he asked again.

She raised her head. There was a small window behind the machines on the right side of the wall. "Yes."

"Hug the wall and go closer to the window. I'll give you cover." Bernard was using a mirror to count how many bullets the mercenary had.

Hera knew what he meant by that. The attack was too aggressive; he couldn't come over, so he was asking her to get out of here first.

But what about him?

"I'll wait for you," she said.

"It's okay. Get out of here first. I'll be right behind you," he refused without a second thought because the time bomb could go off at any minute!

Receiving no response over the phone, he was worried that she would insist on waiting for him. He urged anxiously, "Sweetie, do you hear me? Get out of here!"

At the same time, Hera was listening to Tyler through the device in her earrings. "Hera, a time bomb has been activated in the control center of the broadcast room. You have five minutes."

She scanned the area, realizing that she was in the control center!

"Bernie, the timebomb is in this room," she said into the phone.

Bernard's breath hitched when he heard that.

"Tyler said that we have five minutes. It's been activated," she added.

His heart was palpitating due to anxiety. "Forget about the bomb. Go to the window now. Tie

the rope around you and jump. Someone will catch you from below."

Five minutes was enough for her to evacuate but not him.

"Wait. Let me replace where the bomb is." She ignored her injury and began searching for the bomb carefully.

"Stop replaceing and get out of here immediately!" Bernard commanded in a low voice.