Under the Heiress' Facade

It had been a while since she got a guaranteed admission, but she never took the initiative to mention it to him. Hera remained silent.

Bernard noticed her avoiding his gaze and lowering her eyes. He could tell she was either avoiding answering or trying to lie again. He grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. "By the way, please also explain where you got the money to buy me that pair of cufflinks."

Hera looked at him for a long time before harrumphing.

Bernard raised an eyebrow. "Not talking?"

This matter involved a lot of things. Hera pursed her lips instead of speaking. Suddenly, she realized something was wrong-she should be the one questioning him!

Bernard gazed at her slightly flushed cheeks. She was stubbornly pursing her lips, and the sight of her like this inexplicably increased his desire to conquer her. He wanted to kiss her and possess her as his

own.

Hera also noticed that he was looking at her differently this time. He appeared enthusiastic and perhaps lustful.

She sensed something was off. Didn't he like men?

Her gaze landed on his lips as a bold idea came to her mind. She then abruptly leaned toward his lips.

Bernard was stunned. He didn't expect Hera to be so proactive all of a sudden. Despite his excitement, he immediately calmed down.

She was still underage. He was worried that he would lose control and do something inappropriate to her.

Thinking of that, he let go of her chin and grabbed her shoulders to stop her.

Hera stared at him and froze as if she had been struck by thunder. He rejected her kiss! He really was gay!

"Let go of Hera!" A shout suddenly came.

Gideon, who had left and returned, saw their movements from a distance. He believed Bernard was planning to do something to Hera.

It was a good thing that he returned on time. His guess was right. Bernard had evil intentions toward his sister!

Gideon quickly stepped forward and jumped into the hot spring pool. He then forced them apart and squeezed between them.

He glared at Bernard before turning around to see if Hera had been taken advantage of, but she appeared disoriented.

"Hera, are you okay?"

Hera returned to her senses and responded, "I'm fine."

"But you don't look good." Gideon frowned.

"Perhaps I've been in the hot spring pool for too long. I'll go up first."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and got out of the pool. She even forgot to put on her bathrobe and went straight back to the room.

Only then did Bernard realize how terrible she looked. Could it be that she misunderstood him because he had stopped her earlier?

Gideon became even more worried as he watched Hera hurry away. Her face should have turned red after she soaked in the hot spring pool for a long time, but she looked pale.

He warned Bernard through gritted teeth, "Bernard Killian, please stop being a jerk! My sister is still underage!"

Bernard felt wronged. He had stopped Hera precisely because he knew she was still underage, but she appeared to have misunderstood him.

...

Hera returned to her room and sobered up by washing her face in the bathroom.

She didn't know what was wrong with her. She had been aware of Bernard's sexual orientation and had given up on her feelings for him. She should've just treated him like a friend. She shouldn't have tested him.

Sadly, she ended up embarrassing herself.