Under the Heiress' Facade

Tyler's car was idling outside Youngworth Miracle Clinic.

He watched Hera enter the clinic, his phone pressed to his ear as Bernard's icy voice sounded from the other line, "Stay away from her!"

"And what if I don't want to? What are you going to do about it?"

Tyler smirked as he said defiantly, "She's not your property. Besides, she never belonged to you in the first place. You just got a head start, that's all." "You'll regret this!" Bernard growled.

"Oh, my, I'm shaking-" Tyler was cut off by a beeping sound when Bernard hung up on him.

He stared at the dimmed phone screen, his smile slipping. He was just as good as Bernard. The latter had no right to act superior.

Snorting, Tyler steered the car away from the clinic and drove back to the Presgrave residence. He was halfway there when he received a call from his assistant.

"Mr. Presgrave, the grandmaster wants you to leave for the mission in Astenia by today."

"Wasn't that mission assigned to the Tenth Elder?" Tyler asked, frowning.

No one in their right mind would volunteer for a mission in Astenia. Only the Tenth Elder, who ranked last among the Elders, would have no choice but to take up a mission in that godforsaken place.

"I heard one of the Elders recommended you for the mission, so the grandmaster changed his mind and assigned it to you instead," Tyler's assistant explained.

Tyler swore under his breath. Bernard was behind this. He knew Bernard was one of the Ten Elders, but he wasn't sure of the latter's ranking.

He cursed Bernard for his pettiness. He vowed to uncover Bernard's true identity in Astral Nova when he returned from Astenia.

That night, Hera sat at the desk while Bernard sat in the armchair. They were each reading a book on computer programming, but that was only on the surface. In truth, they had their phones propped up between the pages.

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Hera had only just gone through the information on Camille's special medication, which was about to hit the market. She logged onto Shadow's account and clicked on her conversation with the Grandmaster of Astral Nova.

She typed, "What are the requirements for joining Astral Nova?"

Bernard saw Shadow's message a second after he exited the news feed. He glanced in Hera's direction curiously, wondering why she was asking such a random question and whether Tyler had anything to do with it.

As the Grandmaster of Astral Nova, he replied, "The organization isn't looking to recruit anyone for now."

An odd look flickered across Hera's

face when she read the

grandmaster's brutal rejection. Was Astral Nova so secretive that she couldn't even know the joining criteria? Did she not meet the recruitment threshold despite her identity as Dr. Shadow?

But if that were the case, why would Astral Nova pay her to secure the auction rights for the special medication previously?NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.

Judging by the organization's contradictory response, Hera was inclined to believe that they wanted her.

However, she thought about what Tyler had said at the bar. He wanted her to sleep on her decision, and he had sounded like he meant it.

She couldn't help feeling that Tyler and Astral Nova were connected, but the organization had always been mysterious.

Hera was not interested in analyzing

these details right now. She had only

wanted to ascertain whether Astral

Nova was on the Killians' side. At

this rate, she would have to set

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aside these questions. Her current priority was punishing Camille for ruining her reputation by giving out the wrong medications to their patients.

She typed, "Oh, well, then. Shall we talk about the dates for the auction of the special medication?"