Under the Heiress' Facade novel Chapter 142

The final Belle & Hunk election showdown was a speech contest. It was scheduled for 2:00 pm at Cavenridge International Academy.

Early that morning, the teacher overseeing the contest, Wanda Walker, posted a notice on the school forum and bulletin board: "Finalists from the auditions, please report to the backstage of the school auditorium at 1:00 pm this afternoon."

Christopher took a screenshot of the notice and sent it to Hera but received no response. He couldn't help but wonder why she hadn't been replying to his messages since the previous day.

Believing he had a valid reason to contact Hera, Christopher scrolled through his contacts and called the contact that was saved as "Goddess" for the first time. However, the call didn't go through, indicating Hera's phone was switched off.

Concern gnawed at him. Christopher couldn't help but wonder if Hera was in trouble. He hurried to the teacher's faculty to find Kerry Lane, the homeroom teacher of junior year Class K.

"Hera messaged me two nights ago, saying she needed two days off for personal matters," Kerry remarked as she checked her phone for the message.

For over a week now, Hera had been heading to the lab shortly after she arrived in the classroom every day.

While Kerry had been willing to overlook Hera's classroom absence, she disapproved of her skipping the speech contest.

Kerry tried to persuade Hera to return to school many times, but Hera didn't respond to her messages. Kerry had even tried calling her, but Hera's phone remained switched off.

"Ms. Lane, Christopher, you can't reach Boss—uh, I mean Hera—either?" Katie interrupted, having overheard their conversation. She was there to submit the homework on behalf of her class.

"I can't reach her either!" Katie added, placing the large pile of workbooks on Kerry's desk.

She thought Hera had deliberately ignored her because she found her too bothersome.

"Is she in some kind of trouble?" Kerry asked, her tone tinged with concern.

A shiver ran down Katie's spine as a worrisome thought crossed her mind.

"Could she have been kidnapped? I mean, Boss is beautiful…"

Christopher pondered silently for a moment before speaking up.

"Please contact her parents, Ms. Lane."