“Go back to your room,” Catherine told Everly.
After setting down the items she was carrying, Catherine headed straight for the master bedroom.
Everly couldn’t help but sneak another glance at Bernard in the kitchen. She thought he was truly good-looking-hotter than any TV star. Yet, he exuded a dangerous vibe that kept people at bay.
She wondered what his relationship with Hera was.
Not daring to linger in the living room, Everly obediently returned to her own room.
Inside the master bedroom, Hera had just finished showering when she heard a knock on the door.
Thinking it was Bernard, she casually called out, “Come in.”
Unexpectedly, Catherine entered.
“Hera, what is he doing here?” she asked with widened eyes.
She found the entire situation to be wild.
Hera went over to help her sit in a chair.
“Do you believe me now? He was the one who approached me first.”
Catherine stared at Hera in disbelief. She was too shocked to find words immediately.
Finally gathering her thoughts, she asked seriously, “You’re not doing this on purpose to seek revenge for Daphne, are you?”
She had seen plenty of secret escorts before.
Hera was rendered speechless.
She asked wryly, “Grandma, do you really think I’m that kind of person?”
“No,” Catherine immediately denied.
When she rescued Hera from traffickers years ago, Hera had fallen seriously ill. Upon recovering, Hera’s personality had changed.
From a lively, cheerful lady who loved to laugh, she became quiet, reserved, and no longer easily trusting.
At first, Catherine thought Hera’s hardships and experience of being on the run had affected her, but later, she realized that the death of Daphne had deeply scarred her.
Since then, Hera seemed to have
grown overnight. She diligently
studied alternative medicine, computers, languages, and everything else. She even showed
remarkable intelligence.
Hera was smart, independent, and disciplined. Except for occasional stubbornness, there was nothing to fault with her.
It was Catherine herself who seemed to be growing senile for comparing her brilliant granddaughter to escorts.
“I simply fear you might act hastily and make a mistake,” Catherine explained.
“A man like Bernard isn’t easy to disentangle yourself from. And behind him is the superficial Killian family. You really need to think this through.”
“I know. I’m serious about him,” Hera said.
At least for the moment.
Catherine truly hoped Hera wouldn’t become entangled with the Killian family again, but she also knew she couldn’t dissuade Hera, so she stopped trying.
She figured it was fine as long as Hera wasn’t with Bernard out of revenge and wasn’t selling her body.
Despite Bernard’s questionable past reputation, Catherine considered that if he truly loved Hera, he could protect her.
Her only fear was that Bernard might have ulterior motives for being with Hera.
At that moment, there were two knocks on the door before the door was pushed open from the outside.
“Sweetie, breakfast’s ready. Come out and eat,” Bernard said.
Upon hearing this, Catherine was astonished. The men of the Killian family were known to keep their distance from the kitchen, and yet here was this man, making O breakfast for Hera!
She quickly got up to see.
Hera emerged after changing, only to find two plates of pancakes the table. One was in front of
el?
Bernard, and one was placed beside
him, obviously for her.
Catherine also noticed that no breakfast had been prepared for her. Feeling awkward, she returned to her room.
“Why did you only make two servings? Grandma and Everly haven’t eaten yet,” Hera said.
Bernard replied, “A man of the Killian family only cooks for one person.”
Hera didn’t know what to say.
Just as she was about to go to the kitchen to make pancakes for Catherine and the others, the doorbell rang.
When she opened the door, a chef and maid stood before her.