Chapter 172


    The sad truth was that Dous never got to go on a vacation.


    On the way home, Bernard''s car got stuck in a traffic jam, thanks to the evening rush hour. Typically


    speaking, they could reach Skyview Heights in over ten minutes. But they were stuck in the jam for


    half an hour this time. Unfortunately, they had yet to reach their destination.


    Hera leaned against the seat while ying on her phone. Suddenly, she felt something weighing


    her shoulder down. It turned out that Bernard had rested his head against her shoulder.


    She turned to see Bernard''s face, which was magnified before her. Did he fall asleep on her


    shoulder?


    Only when Hera was staring at Bernard from this angle did she realize how thick and long his


    eyshes actually were. Now that his eyes were closed, his eyshes were able to cast down


    crescent shadows on the spot under his eyes.


    Bernard''s skin was smoother than that of a regr woman''s. The outlines of his tall nose and sharp


    jaw were entuated even more, thanks to the glow of the streetlights.


    Anyone would''ve killed to have a face as gorgeous as Bernard''s.


    Hera''s mind began to wander as she stared at Bernard nkly.


    Dous focused on driving the whole time. Once the jam finally cleared up, he put his foot on the


    gas pedal and sped down the road.


    Skyview Heights was just right ahead. Dous stole a nce in the rearview mirror at that moment,


    only to get stabbed in the heart at the sweet and tender sight.


    If he were to stop the car now, would Bernard wake up from the jolt? Would he be dissatisfied


    because he was ruining the rare moment?


    Dous then recalled the murderous look Bernard had shot in his direction before getting into the


    car earlier. Realization dawned on him as he steered the car slightly to the left.


    Just like that, the car drove past the gateway of Skyview Heights.


    Dous reminded himself that this was for the sake of Bernard''s future happiness. In a way, he was


    also doing this for the sake of his year-end bonus.


    He ended up making threeps around Skyview Heights.


    Just as Dous was about to do the fourthp, the security guard posted at the gateway couldn''t


    hold himself back any longer. He could recognize the license te number belonging to one of the


    apartment''s inhabitants, so he stepped forward to stop the car.


    "Are you new to these parts? Can you even find the entrance properly? You''ve already done three


    laps around the area, you know! I''m getting dizzy just by looking at you!"


    Hera snapped out of her trance, thanks to Dous applying the brakes abruptly. Even Bernard was


    woken up by the sudden jolt.


    Everyone in the car fell silent for a few moments.


    Once Hera and Bernard got home, they unanimously decided to avoid bringing up what had


    happened in the car earlier.


    After dinner, Hera reminded Bernard to take his medicine on time. Then, she returned to her room


    to bathe and wash up for bed.


    Sometimeter, shey on her bed in her pajamas. She then tapped on WhatsApp before switching


    to Shadow''s WhatsApp ount.


    Her conversation with the grandmaster of Astral Nova was still stuck at the part where he wanted


    her to be his wife. Hera thought for a few moments before an idea popped into her head.


    She tapped on her keypad for a while before sending the text message.


    After that, Hera opened the photo album. She was about to send a photo to the grandmaster when


    her phone suddenly vibrated. It was a call from Lilith.


    The moment Hera answered it, she heard Gino''s voice drifting from the loudspeaker.


    "You refused to pick up my calls earlier, and you didn''t even call me back! Yet, you picked up Mom''s


    call right away! Am I even your actual brother?"


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    Hera was momentarily stunned. It was then she remembered having spotted Gino''s missed calls in


    the afternoon, but she hadpletely forgotten to call him back.


    "What''s the matter?"


    "Can''t I call you even if there''s nothing going on? Why aren''t youing home again?"


    It was rare for Hera not to hang up on Gino the moment she heard hisints. Instead, she


    swiped the calling interface away.


    She was about to continue texting the grandmaster of Astral Nova in order to find out how to get her


    hands on the century-old gurdyroot. That was when she saw the photo she had just sent to him.


    The sight of the photo caused Hera to jump out of bed right away. She promptly deleted the photo


    after that.


    Since when was that photo saved in her photo album?


    …


    At the same time, Bernard stared at his phone in his study downstairs.


    Shadow: "Do you mind taking a man as your wife?"


    Bernard was speechless when he saw the question.


    Then, Shadow sent him a photo on WhatsApp. It was a photo of a man biting the hem of his white


    shirt while taking a selfie of himself in the mirror.


    The moment Bernard tapped on the photo, Shadow instantly deleted it.


    But he was very sure that it was the photo he had sent to Hera some time ago, which shocked him


    to the core.


    To think that Hera actually saved that photo into her own album!