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“I suppose I’m also talented in wolfing down food as well,” Hera joked. 

Gideon burst into laughter, clearly amused. 

Despite Hera’s skinny frame, she had a huge appetite. She was unlike the other young girls who ate very little each meal just to maintain their figures. Het was the type who cleaned every morsel off her plate. In fact, she enjoyed eating desserts too. 

“You should take the pills back. I wanted to ask you how you managed to get out of jail,” Gideon replied. 

He had been contacting everyone he could think of while trying to come up with a way to bail Hera out of jail the entire afternoon. But when his contacts heard that Queenie and Brandon were the ones behind Hera’s imprisonment, they dared not offer their help. 

They claimed that they couldn’t afford to step on Queenie’s and Brandon’s toes at this time. Also, they wouldn’t be able to do anything to people as powerful as those two 

Gideon only stopped when he received a phone call from lith, who informed him of Hera’s return. 

He was curious as to why Queenie and Brandon could let Hera off the hook so easily. After asking around, he found out that Shaun and Kane had visited the police station. 

Was Hera acquainted with Shaun as well? 

“That wasn’t you? Then it could only be…” Hera looked surprised. 

A gorgeous face popped into her mind at that moment. Was Bernard the one who helped her out? 

Back in Skyview Heights, Bernard sat on the couch in a black shirt and long pants. He gripped a wine glass while swirling the red liquid around elegantly 

Shaun sat across from him. He had a cigar in his left hand, whereas his right hand clutched the glass by the mouth carelessly. The ice cubes rattled with his every move, and his cognac sloshed around as well. This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

“Bernard, I admit that I was wrong back then I’ll down three glasses of cognac as my punishment,” Shaun sald. 

After draining three glasses of cognac heartily, he continued, “It’s wrong to purely claim that all women will be attracted to men who spend the right amount of money. I need to add one more condition.” 

Bernard raised an eyebrow as an indication for Shaun to continue speaking. 

“Power plays a huge role as well.” 

This was the conclusion Shaun had reached after meeting Here in the police station. 

He had met all sorts of women, yet it was his firsttime meeting someone like Hera. She was gorgeous and sexy, though she had a cold personality and was very opinionated. Regular men could never score a chance with her. 

Bernard opted not to say anything about Shaun’s ridiculous conclusion 

“Then again, you’ve been keeping a low profile for way too long recently. If not, why would trash like Queenie have the guts to builly Hera?” Shaun dusted the ash oft his cigar. 

Bernard sipped some red wine from his glass. “It’s time to force the Gaskells into bankruptcy.” 

“This can be chalked up to your wooing progress being far too slow. No one else knows that Hera’s your girl. Do you need my help?” Shaun raised an eyebrow 

If it weren’t for the fact that Bernard had acrush on Hera, Shaun would’ve been interested in courting her 

The colder a woman seemed, the stronger his urge to conquer her. 

“No need for that. You can leave now,” Bernard replied ruthlessly. 

“Tch! I can’t believe you told me to get lost after ordering me around You’re the only one who’s bold enough to do this to me!” Shaun complained, clearly displeased. 

Still, he threw his head back and downed the rest of the cognac before getting up to his feet. 

Suddenly, sounds of the electronic lock being unlocked could be heard coming from the outside. The front door was opened the next moment. 

The first thing Hera noticed was a strong smell of smoke wafting from inside the residence. A frown graced her features as she turned to look at the couch. 

Wisps of smoke could be seen surrounding the living room. A few bottles of wine sat on the coffee table, their corks already popped. Bernard sat on the couch while holding the wine glass that he had yet to set down due to the time constraints. 

Hera made eye contact with Bernard coolly. There wasn’t a trace of emotion on her face. 

She had specifically dropped by Skyview Heights just to thank Bernard in person, Little did she expect that she’d winess him drinking alcohol behind her back. 

Bernard had yet to make a full recovery from his injuries. He was forbidden from drinking alcohol and eating spicy food. 

It had only been one day since Hera last saw Bernard, and yet he was already breaking one of the rules. What if he did something else behind her back? 

Meanwhile, Bemard didn’t expect to see Hera returning to Skyview Heights all of a sudden. As a result, he was caught red–handed. 

Wasn’t Hera supposed to return to the Everett residence?