Under the Heiress' Facade novel Chapter 279

Once again, Bernard found himself at a loss for words.

The shares that Albert left for him meant nothing to him. He hated Albert.

Did Albert really think that by giving Bernard the shares after his death, he'd be able to make up for the suffering Bernard's mother endured for so many years after finding out that he cheated on her?

It could never change the fact that the Killian family had cornered her and caused her to die.

Bernard didn't need those shares.

Returning to the matter at hand, he couldn't believe that Hera would make assumptions about his sexual orientation simply because of that rumor.

"The legal minimum age of marriage here is 20," he said.

That single sentence hit Hera like a bomb.

He continued, "So, it's not like I don't want to get married. It's just that the woman I like isn't 20 yet."

Hera was stunned. This was way too much information for her to digest, and she was speechless.

"Aren't you ga—"

"No!" Bernard cut her short.

"Well then, why were you watching…" Hera's voice faltered as she realized that that wasn't the point.

She exclaimed, "There's actually someone you like?"

She wondered who the woman was and what kind of person she was.

Bernard looked into her eyes and said, "Yes."

Hera met his eyes.

Bitterness washed over her for no apparent reason, and she said, "Then why did you…"

…seduce me?

She didn't voice the last two words.

That's not right! The Bernard she knew was a capricious man. Who knew if he was speaking the truth or just lying to her?

She mustn't be fooled by him again.

At that moment, it occurred to her that she didn't know much about him.