Under the Heiress' Facade novel Chapter 397

Hera was still typing when she felt, rather than saw, Bernard approaching her and surreptitiously hid her phone.

"You look so serious. What's on your mind?"

Bernard stopped next to her and kissed her on the forehead.

"Nothing," she lied.

"I'm reading."

"You're holding the book upside down," he pointed out with faint amusement.

She glanced at the book and realized he was right. Sheer pride kept her lying through her teeth.

"I was practicing reading upside down!"

Bernard raised a brow.

He took the book from her and asked, "So, did anything interesting happen today that I should know about?"

Hera was suddenly reminded of what Tyler had told her earlier that day.

Indeed, how would she know if Bernard wasn't lying to her? Even without Tyler's prompting, she had already sensed that Bernard was keeping secrets from her. Then again, she kept secrets from him, too, so they were even.

However, she had no idea what secrets Bernard kept from her. Because of that, she agreed to exchange numbers with Tyler but archived his contact information. From there, she would let nature take its course.

"Nothing I couldn't handle," Hera answered breezily.

A sudden thought crossed her mind.

She flashed Bernard a bemused smile as she asked, "I did come across an interesting piece of information, though. Word on the street is that your engagement with Ms. Chime has become viral news in the upper-crust society.

"How would you feel if I revealed Ms. Chime's true colors to the public? Would you feel sad or guilty?"

The Chime family started the rumor of Bernard's alleged engagement to Camille. They did not put it in the papers, but the ladies of leisure had taken it upon themselves to spread the word. There was nothing Bernard could do to suppress the rumor.

He held Hera's hand and squeezed it comfortingly.

"How are you planning to reveal her true colors? I could do it for you so you won't have to get your hands dirty."

Hera laughed.

"Nah, I'd like to be hands-on with something like this."