Chapter 279

Once again, Bernard found himself at a loss for words. The shares that Albert left for him meant nothing to him. He hated Albert. Did Albert really think that by giving Bernard the shares after his death, he'd be able to make up for the suffering Bernard's mother endured for so many years after finding out that he cheated on her? It could never change the fact that the Killian family had cornered her and caused her to die. Bernard didn't need those shares. Returning to the matter at hand, he couldn't believe that Hera would make assumptions about his sexual orientation simply because of that rumor. "The legal minimum age of marriage here is 20," he said. That single sentence hit Hera like a bomb. He continued, "So, it's not like I don't want to get married. It's just that the woman I like isn't 20 yet." Hera was stunned. This was way too much information for her to digest, and she was speechless. "Aren't you ga—" "No!" Bernard cut her short. "Well then, why were y