Under the Heiress' Facade

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There was a scar on Linda's throat where her larynx was! She had indeed undergone surgery before!

The doors of the operating room opened once again, and a few nurses pushed Roman out into the corridor. The bed which he lay on was covered with a white cloth.

"Roman... "Aurora murmured, her eyes glued to the bed as she fell to her knees beside the bed and bawled her eyes out.

After suspecting Roman of swapping the drugs, she had indeed been furious at him. But now, when she saw his lifeless body before her, her heart shattered.

She had always treated him like her own child, after all.

"Roman, you fool. We could've talked it out. Why did you have to take your own life?" Linda started weeping too. "If Roman had admitted his fault, he wouldn't have died so young."

All the while, Hera stood beside them and watched the people cry around the bed. She had no sympathy for these members of the Killian family.

All of a sudden, she heard someone approaching her from behind. The air the person exuded seemed different.

She turned just in time to see Bernard stopping behind her in his usual black suit. Shocked to see him here, she took off her mask. "Why are you here?" she asked.

Bernard's cold glance swept over the weeping people. He didn't seem affected in the least. It was as if he were looking at some strangers. Looking away from them, he told Hera, "I was told that Gemma was looking for you, so I came here to see if they were giving you a hard time." Hera lifted an eyebrow. "Me? Having a hard time?"

"What's this, then?" he asked, reaching up to tilt Hera's chin. His thumb gently caressed her left cheek, where a scab had formed on a cut that was about an inch long.

She got cut when she dragged Roman back into the lake. The tree branches that dipped near the lake cut her face, but she didn't notice it.

Her clothes and hair were dry now, so she didn't care if she looked like a mess or not. Now that Bernard touched her face, she felt the pain and realized that there was a wound there.

"Who did this to you?" Bernard's voice was laced with frost.

When he spoke, his expression turned as cold and chilling as his voice. If Hera were to answer the question, he'd immediately order Douglas to get rid of the person who dared to hurt her.

"He's there," answered Hera, tilting her chin in the direction of the bed.

Bernard started walking toward the bed, but Hera quickly grabbed his arm to stop him.

"What are you doing?" she hissed.

"The corpse needs some whipping," said Bernard coldly.

Hera was speechless. Was that even necessary?

"Aury!"

"Ms. Aurora!"

Karelia's alarmed cries filled the air.

that shora became so emotional

passed out beside the bed.

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Karen and Talia quickly helped Aurora up and called for a doctor. Everything happened in a flurry.

After Aurora was sent to a ward, the nurses pushed Roman to the hospital morgue.

Hera performed acupuncture on Aurora to calm her down. When Aurora woke up sometime later, Hera left the ward.

Only Bernard, Karen, and Talia were left waiting outside the ward. The rest of the people had gone back home.

"How is Aury now?" asked Karen, concerned. "Can I go inside?"

"Yes, you can. But make sure she gets enough rest. If she doesn't, she can give up bearing a child."

"Okay." Karen's expression was grim.

Hera asked a nurse for a pen and paper, then jotted something down for Aurora. When she was done writing, she handed the paper to Talia.

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"Prepare some food using these ingredients for her. "Okay," said Talia, taking the paper from Hera.

Bernard had been talking on the

phone. When he was done talkin

he turned to Hera, who was speaking to Talia.

He walked up to Hera and hooked an arm around her waist. "Don't bother with them anymore. Let's go."

"Hold on. I need to go to the lower ground," Hera told him, heading to the stairway.