Chapter 118


    Katie was left speechless.


    It was hard for her toprehend that Hera, who was beautiful, didn''t seem to value beauty that


    much.


    "Boss, can''t you pretend to be upset with us at least?" Katie implored.


    "I''m too busy for that," Hera replied.


    She set down her backpack and grabbed a small canvas bag before leaving.


    The ss president and her other ssmates felt as though they had been snubbed by royalty.


    Hera left the ssroom and headed to theboratory building.


    Christopher leaned casually against the wall at the entrance of the chemistryboratory on the


    fourth floor He was carrying his backpack and reading a book while waiting for someone.


    This particr chemistryb was rarely used, and the hallway was deserted except for him.


    Footsteps echoed from the stairwell. Christopher looked up to see a tall figure approaching.


    Hera had her ck hair tied in a ponytail. With a cold expression on her stunning face, she exuded


    an air of aloofness that kept others at a distance.


    Her tall figure and long legs turned the in gray uniform into a fashion statement.


    Christopher''s heart skipped a beat as he quickly put his book away and stood up straight.


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    "Hera, you''re here," he said while hurriedly extracting a lunchbox from his backpack and handing it


    to her.


    "Have you had breakfast? I brought this for you."


    Without looking at the lunchbox, Hera demanded, "The key."


    Unperturbed, Christopher reached into his pocket but didn''t hurry to pull the key out.


    "Are you nning to conduct an experiment?" he asked.


    Before leaving that morning, Andrew had given him a key to theb to hand over to Hera.


    Anticipating his encounter with Hera, Christopher promptly requested the chef to prepare an


    additional breakfast meal.


    "It''s none of your business. Don''t ask," Hera said.


    She reached out her hand, signaling him not to dawdle.


    "I just wanted to say—if you need help, you can call me anytime," Christopher offered, cing the


    key in Hera''s hand and looking at her with hopeful eyes.


    "There''s no need for that," Hera said, unlocking theb door and coldly shutting Christopher out.


    She needed a quiet, undisturbedb to separate the Eclipse Stone from the Aquadder.


    She had discussed it with Andrew over WhatsApp, and he had promptly arranged the space for her.


    Rather than feeling upset about being turned away, Christopher felt secretly delighted.


    He was ecstatic to encounter Hera and even have a conversation with her.


    He made a firm decision to intensify his efforts in his studies to match Hera''s pace.


    …


    Meanwhile, in ss K, Katie addressed the entire ss from the tform.


    "Hey, everyone! We all know how gorgeous Boss is, and we''d love to see her as the Belle in the


    uing Belle selection. However, she''s not keen on joining. So let''s respect her wishes and not


    nominate her."


    "Why give up without even trying?" a pregnant woman in her 30s standing at the ssroom door


    remarked.


    She was their teacher, Kerry Lane, who hade to discuss the matter during break time.