Chapter 94


    "I agree. Her medical skills seemcking," Bernard chimed in.


    Dous remained silent in the front seat.


    He mulled over Bernard''sment. Camille was from the renowned Chime family with a century-


    long legacy in medicine. She was hailed as a prodigy in the field and was even nominated for a


    Nobel Prize. Dous wondered how sharp Hera''s skills were if she could call Camille


    unprofessional.


    Hera was stunned by Bernard''s response. After all, he still followed Camille into the lounge for a


    private check-up. She couldn''t help but curse at him silently.


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    Sensing the tension, Dous quickly raised the partition between the front and back seats as he


    was worried about bing a target of Bernard''s wrath.


    "I reluctantly agreed to meet her after being pressured by Chad. I even thought of bringing you


    along for support, but you were too caught up in your games to notice me," Bernard said in a deep


    voice, looking at Hera with an innocent expression.


    Hera couldn''t stay angry looking at him. But the more he feigned innocence, the more irritated Hera


    felt. Despite there being no chance between them, he continued to push the boundaries of their


    rtionship.


    "You don''t owe me an exnation. We''re in this together just for business. Once we obtain the


    Eclipse Stone and cure your illness, we''ll go our separate ways," Hera stated coldly.


    She lowered the divider and instructed Dous, "Pull over."


    Dous hesitated when he noticed Bernard''s stern expression in the rearview mirror.


    "I said pull over!"


    Hera''s tone grew sharper.


    Dous hit the brakes, and Hera immediately stepped out of the car.


    As the door loudly mmed shut, Dous felt the temperature in the car drop. He wanted to turn on


    the heater, but he didn''t dare to do so.


    He watched Hera''s figure disappear into the night, then nced at Bernard''s expressionless face in


    the mirror.


    "Bernard, aren''t you going after her?" Dous asked.


    Bernard watched Hera''s retreating figure with bloodshot eyes through the car window. His hands


    were clenched into fists as if holding back an overwhelming emotion.


    "Bernard?"


    Bernard''s unusual behavior caught Dous'' attention. He turned to check if Bernard''s illness was


    acting up again.


    Dous had already dialed Johnson''s number.


    Bernard remained silent. He leaned back with his eyes closed.


    An image of a sweet smile from a young girl formed in his mind. It was her smile and her gentle


    voice that had once saved him from the brink of madness. She had diverted him from his path of


    vengeance by softening his cold heart.


    It was a memory so vivid, it felt almost tangible.


    "Do you like me?"


    "Yes."


    "You''re my favorite! Mom and Dad, too."


    The boy held the girl''s hand, gently stroking it without a word.


    He yearned to take her away from the Killian family so that he would be the only one in her eyes.


    He wanted to own her entirely, marry her, and start a family together when they grew up.


    But he never dared to confess his thoughts, fearing that she might be taken aback.


    Yet, before she could grow up, she vanished from his life.


    The Killian family imed she had died. He refused to believe it and spent years searching for her.


    Finally, 11 yearster, he found her.


    However, she was no longer the innocent girl he remembered. She had changed.