Chapter 859

Vanta leaned in. Just as he was about to kiss Hera, the phone in her hand suddenly rang. Startled, Hera immediately opened her eyes and saw Vanta's face close up. She kicked him instinctively. Vanta was unable to dodge in time. He stumbled two steps back before regaining his balance. Seeing Hera's icy gaze made him quickly lift his hands in surrender as he explained, "Sorry. I saw you fell asleep and was about to carry you back to bed." Hera gazed at him suspiciously before looking at the caller ID. She scowled slightly and did not answer the call. "You should sleep early. I'm going to bed." With that, she turned to head upstairs. Vanta stared at her figure greedily. The fingers that had grazed Hera's lips rubbed back and forth. He was so close. Hera returned to the room. Just as the call was about to disconnect, she finally answered. Bernard spoke accusingly before she could even say a word, "What took you so long to answer your phone?" Hera thought she was considerate enoug