Under the Heiress' Facade novel Chapter 271

Aside from thinking that Bernard feared she'd run away to leave him untreated, Hera couldn't come up with any other reason for Bernard shadowing her like a prisoner for the last few days.

Bernard gazed at her intently. He wasn't afraid that she might run away but was afraid she might disappear again.

"Yes," he said, confirming her assumption.

Hera was momentarily speechless.

"You can rest assured. I have medical ethics. I'll take responsibility for you," she said, then turned and entered the café.

"Douglas."

Bernard looked at the driver's seat, and Douglas immediately understood.

Led by the waiter, Hera was taken to a private room reserved by Leon. She knocked and entered.

Inside the room, only Leon was present. He was engrossed in a discussion on Cyber Web's forum.

Discussions have been rampant recently about the UTA-224 hacking incident and the International Police's bounty of 100 thousand dollars for Raven's capture.

Everyone on the forum speculated about Raven's true identity and whereabouts, while another hotly debated topic was the identity of the person who hacked the satellite.

"Boss, take a look at this. Someone on the forum is speculating that S might have been your partner in the UTA-224 hacking. Is that true?"

Leon turned the computer screen toward Hera upon her arrival.

Hera immediately glanced at the post's contents but realized it was mere gossip. Most people were just speculating about S and Vulcan.

Both were legends in the hacking world and bitter rivals. Their fans, who typically didn't get along, were now engaged in heated exchanges on the forum.

They were blaming the opposing side for the trouble brewing, as though they were afraid that their idols were wanted criminals.

Vulcan's fans claimed, "Raven is wanted, so obviously his mentor, S, must be involved."

S' fans countered, "Vulcan is just copying S to shift the blame. How despicable!"

Onlookers commented, "Truly top-tier hackers. They can even hack into Miridian's military satellite. Impressive!"

Hera was rendered speechless.

She was curious about this gossip herself. She wondered if it was true and who the other person might be. S hadn't responded to her yet.