Chapter 154


    Dous reminded Bernard, "But Bernard, you said that I could go on a vacation…"


    "I''m canceling it."


    Dous fell silent at the order.


    Was Bernard toying around with him on purpose?


    …


    Hera was woken up by her phone''s loud ringtone the following day. It was Nathan who was in


    charge of Isabe''s case. He requested Hera to drop by the police station at 2:00 pm.


    Nathan didn''t bring up any details regarding the case. All he said was that he''d exin everything to


    Hera once he got back to the police station.


    Hera had a bad feeling about the meeting.


    After washing up in the bathroom, she had just descended the stairs when she heard the doorbell


    ring.


    The moment Hera opened the door, she saw a man d in a uniform belonging to the Imperial


    Hotel. He carried a wooden engraved lunch box with him.


    "Hello. This is the meal that Mr. Killian has ordered."


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    "Thank you."


    Hera epted the lunch box. When she returned to the living room, she nced in the direction of


    Bernard''s room.


    Did he wake up early in the morning?


    Hera recalled the events that had urredst night and the bouquet of flowers. She shook her


    head to get rid of all unnecessary thoughts. It was best if she pretended that nothing happenedst


    night.


    Then, Hera opened the lid of the lunch box, revealing an assortment of food. Most of the food items


    happened to be her absolute favorite, with the remaining food items being pastries and consommé.


    She took a seat at the table and ate some of the food. After that, she arranged the rest of the food


    on a tray so that she could bring them over to Bernard.


    Meanwhile, Bernard leaned against the bed frame in his room with a pair of Bluetooth earbuds


    stuck in his ears. He raised his right knee in order to bnce hisptop on top of it.


    He maintained a poker face as his fingers flew over the keyboard swiftly. Strings of white codes


    quickly streaked across the dark screen with every key he typed.


    Theo''s voice continued filling Bernard''s eardrums via the earbuds. "There''s a traitor in the hospital.


    Someone has leaked the news of your incident. That''s why they have the guts to act so


    outrageously."


    "Hmph! To think they''re already this bold when I''m still alive! If I were dead, their heads would be


    extremely inted from their ego!"


    Bernard chuckled coldly in a deep tone. His gaze was extremely icy at that time.


    Theo could sense Bernard''s fury from the other end of the line. He asked, "Are we still keeping


    them around?"


    "What for?" Bernard snapped icily.


    At that moment, he heard someone knocking on his door.


    Bernard''s hands paused in their typing momentarily. Then, he typed even faster on the keyboard.


    30 secondster, the screen was switched back to the desktop.


    "Strike them at their most vulnerable moments. Get rid of everyone once and for all," Bernard


    commanded in a low tone.


    After that, he hung up on Theo and removed his earbuds before closing hisptop. Then, he ced


    everything on the nightstand.


    "Come in," he called out.


    When the door swung open from the outside, Bernard quicklyy back down on the bed. He made


    sure to ster on a sickly expression as well.


    Hera carried a small table into Bernard''s room a secondter. She noticed Bernard lying on the bed.


    It was apparent that he had gotten out of bed earlier, seeing as he had changed into a pair of ck


    silken pajamas. Not to mention, he didn''t slip under the covers as well.


    After setting up the table on the bed, Hera brought breakfast into the room.


    "Has Dous used up his annual leave?" she asked.


    "Why do you ask?" Bernard replied with a question of his own.


    "I saw himing overst night," Hera exined.


    In fact, Dous had left prettytest night.


    The memory ofst night''s incident made Bernard cough awkwardly. "He had to drop by at thest


    minute to deliver something."


    "Oh. Tell him toe overter. I''m going back to the Everett residence once you''re done with


    breakfast. Something came up, and I have to deal with it," Hera said.


    She had promised Lilithst week that she''d apany her to visit Mildred at the hospital on


    Sunday, which was today.


    Since Hera was nning to return to the Everett residence, there was no telling whether or not


    she''d go home at night.


    Bernard, ever so shameless, stated, "Dous is still on his annual leave. He returned to his


    hometown early in the morning."


    "What about Johnson?" Hera asked.


    Once she was done with the visit, she''d have to drop by the police station. That meant she wouldn''t


    be back so soon.


    Hera would feel a lot at ease if someone was here to take care of Bernard on her behalf.


    "He returned to the Chime residence for a family banquet," Bernard responded.


    "Well, do you have any other assistants or friends who can help take care of you?"


    "Nope."


    Bernard''s answer came out swift and decisive. There was no hesitation at all.


    Of course, Hera was rendered speechless.