Chapter 78


    Was Giselle dumb? Despite her situation, she still held onto the belief that she had once saved


    Bernard’s life.


    As Bernard passed Catherine, hepaused briefly, saying, “I’ll spare her life for Ms. Daphne’s sake.”


    Daphne…


    “You__” Catherine looked at Bernard in astonishment. How did he know her daughter’s name?


    Upon closer inspection, Catherine realized that the man before her bore a striking resemnce to


    the young man from her memories.


    He was the ilegitimate son of Spencer Killian, Bernard! She failed to recognize him before and even


    told him about Hera’s return to Norburgh.


    Bernard’s presence here couldn’t be a coincidence. Catherine’s anxiety grew as she turned to Hera


    for reassurance.


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    Hera handed the Tiramisu over to Berard and approached Catherine to link arms with her. “I’ll


    apany you out.”


    The two exited the courtyard. A ck Jeep was already waiting to send Catherine and Giselle back


    to the countryside.


    Hera briefly exined the arrangement with Bernard. “Don’t worry, I’ve got it handled”


    Knowing Hera’s determination, Catherine couldn’t persuade her and simply offered a few words of


    advice before leaving


    At Aaron’smand, the maids ced Giselle, who was covered in blood, onto the jeep.


    Catherine approached Giselle and saw that she had passed out due to blood loss. After


    administering treatment to stop the bleeding, Catherine quickly boarded the vehicle Before parting


    ways, Hera handed Catherine a bank card. “If you need money, just ask me. Don’t travel all this


    way for work again.”


    Catherine epted the card. “Okay, I won’t.”


    Once known as Dr. Maracle, Catherine had been living in seclusion with Hera since Daphne’s


    incident in the Killian family. She hadn’t expected the Gaskell family to find her and invite her to


    treat Lennon Gaskell.


    She epted their request mainly because she wanted to visit Hera. Yet now, after witnessing the


    true colors of the Gaskell family through Giselle’s actions, she changed her mind about continuing


    her medical practice.


    “Will Giselle be alright without going to the hospital, considering the amount of blood she’s lost?


    Lilith voiced her concem as she watched the feep depart. “She’ll be fine,” Hera assured confidently


    with Catherine’s medical expertise, a gunshot wound was nothing to be overly concerned abour.


    In the living room, the bloodstains on the floor had been cleaned up. Bernard and Aaron were sitting


    on the couch while Gideon and James served them water. “Thank you both for saving Hera Excuse


    me for asking, Mr. Killian and Mr. Ludden, how did you guys get to know Hera?” Gideon inquired,


    his curiosity piqued.


    He wasn’t alone in his curiosity. James was also perplexed by Hera’s connection to them,


    especially considering her rural upbringing. If he had known earlier, he would have never publicly


    dered Hera as an adopted daughter!


    “It doesn’t matter. You just have to know that she belongs to me,” Bernard sald, setting down his


    ss.


    James choked on his water, his face turning red. While Gideon managed to hold it in better, he said


    sternly, “Mr. Killian, Hera is still underage!”


    “We know, don’t worry. Bernard knows what he’s doing.” Aaron patted Bernard’s shoulder, causing


    James‘ heart to race.


    Only Aaron, from one of the four influential families, dared to pat Bernard’s shoulder like that.


    But Gideon remained unconvinced by Aaron’s assurances.