Under the Heiress' Facade novel Chapter 278

"Which department are you from? Why are you here? Do you have nothing to do?" Douglas purposely raised his voice at Sean.

"I…"

Sean realized that he'd made a big mistake. He didn't know how to explain himself.

In the end, Douglas forcefully dragged Sean out of the office to the finance department.

When they reached the finance department, Douglas said, "Give him his pay. He doesn't need to come into work anymore after this."

"Tell HR that Mr. Killian doesn't want to see his face ever again."

Shock and fear rattled Sean like a thunderclap in the dark of the night.

He grabbed Douglas' hand and pleaded, "Mr. Copley, I was wrong. I won't do it again. Please don't fire me—"

Douglas yanked his hand away from Sean and turned to leave, leaving the finance department staff staring at each other in confusion.

Back in the office on the top floor, Bernard approached Hera and lightly tugged the hem of her sleeve.

"Sweetie, why did you come here all of a sudden? You didn't even tell me beforehand. I could've picked you up."

His deep, attractive voice was gentle to the ears.

The cold, domineering aura he had before this was gone. He pouted like a puppy yearning for its master's attention. He didn't look like the person he was when he just entered the office a moment ago.

Hera had seen his demeanor change drastically several times before. She should've been used to it by now, but this change in his attitude was overwhelming that day.

Taking a step backward to distance herself from him, she tried to sound calm as she said, "If I told you that I was coming here, how would I know if you were telling the truth or just lying to me."

When Bernard saw Hera keeping her distance from him, his expression turned cold again.

He knitted his brows as he ran through the possibilities in his mind. From what Douglas had told him, Hera had gone out to meet Leon.

She had bumped into Queenie at the coffee shop. After that, Hera insisted on going over to the company to see Bernard.

Bernard wondered if Queenie had said something to Hera.

"I was indeed in a meeting just now," Bernard said.

"It wasn't in this company, though. It was at my friend's company."

He moved closer to Hera while looking into her enchanting eyes and continued explaining, "I don't get along well with my relatives at home, so I take on some side gigs. It's not bad to make some extra money, right?"