Under the Heiress' Facade

Chapter 687

Douglas believed he might not be able to compare with Bernard when it came to looks, but he wasn't ugly! He still had quite a few admirers! Would he still be single if it weren't for his busy work?

Forget it. As long as Bernard didn't treat him as a love rival and torture him, he would let him say whatever he wanted.

"Why did Hera only answer Douglas' call?" Johnson was confused.

Douglas felt Bernard's icy gaze shift from his phone to him and trembled. He explained, "She must have picked up accidentally. I swear nothing is going on between me and her.."

Before he could finish, his phone was taken away by Bernard. Thinking Bernard wanted to check his call history, he said, "Feel free to look through all my chat history."

Bernard rolled his eyes. Who had the time to go through his chat history?

Bernard huffed. "I'll keep this phone. Get a new one, and the expenses will be reimbursed."

This was his only way of contacting Hera

Douglas was relieved that Bernard only wanted his phone. As long as Bernard didn't misunderstand, he would get as many new phones as Bernard wanted him to!

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of Linda's 50th birthday banquet.

Early in the morning, Hera received a call from Stephen. "Ms. Youngworth, we can go through with our plan today. We'll meet at the Imperial Hotel banquet hall at 10:00 am. Wait for my instructions."

He only mentioned the meeting place and time, not the invitation.

Everyone knew the Imperial Hotel was closed to the public today. It was impossible to enter without an invitation. Linda had not sent her an invitation either.

This was meant to embarrass Hera.

Hera smirked. "Alright."

She was curious to see what kind of trick Linda had prepared for her.

After hanging up, Hera retrieved a photo from her phone's album. It was a photo of her adoptive parents. Looking at her adoptive mother's face, she took a deep breath and murmured, "Today, I'll bring the culprit who killed you to justice."

Then, she took out a specially prepared dress from her wardrobe and changed into it. She also took out her lucky bracelet from the drawer.

As she put it on, she realized it wasn't the bracelet her adoptive mother had given her but the one Bernard had gifted her. She hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided to keep it on and left the house.

On the other hand, Linda got up early and had a stylist do her makeup and hair. She chose a golden dress and adorned herself with various expensive jewelry and gold hairpins. She looked like a crowned queen at the hotel.

"Happy birthday, Mrs. Killian. Wishing you more happy days to come."

"Happy birthday, Mrs. Killian. You look beautiful today."

"The dress looks good on you. It radiates wealth and grace."

"As expected of Mrs. Killian. You look so elegant."

Guests showered Linda with praise. She was pleased with what she heard and was especially excited to be viewed as

the lady of the Killian household. Having that title was her dream.

Linda did not correct them and smiled. "Thank you."Original content from NôvelDrama.Org.

"Mom, Aunt Linda is disrespecting you and Aunt Ember." Aurora linked arms with Karen after exiting the car. She furned at the guests who were flattering Linda.

Though the Killian family was wealthy, their family was always humble and not wasteful. Ember and Karen always kept their birthday celebrations humble, unlike Linda's extravagant display.

Karen knew Linda wanted to trick everyone into believing she was the lady of the Killian family. But the truth would be revealed soon.