Chapter 280

"What did I say that made you question my honesty?" Bernard asked. Hera remembered the awkward moment she and Bernard shared at the hot spring resort and said, "You pushed me away at the hot spring resort back then!" Bernard fell silent. It was as he expected. She'd misunderstood him. With a flick of his hand, he locked the office door. Then, he slowly approached her. "Sweetie, have you forgotten how old you are?" Hera moved backward, but the heavy rosewood table blocked her path, and she had nowhere to go. Meanwhile, Bernard continued advancing on her. He leaned down close to the side of her face, then whispered into her ear, "Your brother looks at me as if I were his rival. If I didn't push you away, he would've stabbed me to death." His warm breath fanned her ear. It was tingling, and it stirred her heart. She instantly grabbed a hold of herself. Wasn't she the one who should be questioning him right now? Hera leaned back and gripped the edge of the table with her ha