Hera suddenly had no idea whether she could fully trust Bernard. She even suspected whether he planned their reunion.
He knew all about her motives and resentment for returning, yet he slowly lured her into a trap he had painstakingly set up. He made her fall deeper and become numb while letting her guard down against him. Her emotions were like codes, all carefully calculated by him.
With those thoughts in mind, Hera suddenly found Bernard to be rather terrifying. The more she thought about it, the more she realized that she seemed to have been tricked by his gentleness. In fact, she seemed to know nothing about him.
Seeing that Hera wasn't saying a word, Samantha said, "Whatever, let's not talk about him anymore. Let's go shopping after lunch. Buy whatever you like since it's all on me!"
After lunch, Hera selected a somewhat normal set of white casual clothes from Samantha's feminine wardrobe and put it on. As they had similar figures, the size was just right.
Before leaving the house, she was about to call Wayne to help her feed Tiramisu when he called first.
"Something bad has happened, Hera. Your maternal grandmother is making a fuss at the clinic," Wayne said anxiously.
Hera frowned slightly. "My maternal grandmother?"
"Yes. These people are calling themselves your biological maternal grandmother and uncle. They're here at the clinic to cause trouble for Mrs. Jones and refuse to leave," Wayne explained.
"Take care of Grandma. I'll go back now." After ending the call, Hera explained to Samantha that she wasn't going shopping as she had to return to the clinic.
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"Everyone, come and judge for yourselves. I'm Dr. Shadow's biological maternal grandmother, and he's her biological uncle.
"Dr. Shadow is the owner of this clinic, but the old witch inside is impersonating my biological grandchild's grandmother, taking my place. She has ordered someone to block our entry, not allowing us to go in and visit my granddaughter!"
Amanda Bennett was an old lady with partly white hair, dressed in simple country clothes. She pulled Louis Cresswell, a man in his 40s, to her side as they gestured for the passersby to gather around.
Louis was dressed more neatly than Amanda did. He had a relatively handsome face that bore a resemblance to Lilith's features.
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