Chapter 265
It was already 10:00 pm. Hera wondered if Nathan was still awake. So, instead of calling, she decided to send a text.
Hera “Nate, I think Amelia might just be a scapegoat.”
To her surprise, Nathan replied almost instantly.
Nathan: “Hera, you’re awake? I suspected that, too. I just found a new lead. I’m on a mission right now, but I’ll come see you when it’s over. We need to talk in person. Get some
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Hera stared at the words “new lead” momentarily before reaching for her pocket, only to realize she was wearing a hospital gown
“who changed my clothes? Where are the ones I was wearing?” she asked, looking up
“Bernard?”
Aaron looked puzzled. Bernard had brought her to the hospital, so he wasn’t sure about the details. He glanced at Bernard
“They’ve probably been thrown away, right?”
Hera’s face flushed at the thought of Bernard champing her clothes. She wondered if that meant that he saw everything. She felt a mix of embarrassment and anger
But she quickly shook it oft. So what if he saw her? She figured that for Bernard, seeing a woman’s body was likely as ordinary as it was for her to see another woman’s body
“It was the nurse who helped change you. The clothes were discarded,” Bernand said, unaware of her inner firmail.
As Johnson had just finished bandaging his wound, Bernard walked over and handed Hera a small bag from his pocket.
“Is this what you were looking for?
Hera was speechless. She had been internally conflicted, only to be told it was the nurse who had changed her
A hint of frustration crept in She’d never been like this before, but ever since she ran into Bernard again, he had a way of stirring up her emotions.
She pondered if she was starting to fall for Bernard. The idea startled her.
She glanced at him. She wondered why, of all the people she could fall for, did it have to be a goy man
Bernard noticed her sympathetic look and glanced at the small bag in his hand.
“Isn’t this what you were looking for?”
“Yes,” Hera said, pulling herself back to the present. She reached out and took the bag from him.
Sensing their tension, Johnson said, “It’s getting late now. We’ll leave you to rest. Goodbye, Bernard, Ms. Youngworth.”
He nudged Aaron with his elbow, signaling him to leave
“Good night. Sweet dreams,” Aaron said. He waved as he left and even closed the door behind him.
Now alone, Hera checked her missed calls. Four were from Leon, and the rest were from the Everetts, probably trying to reach her
She opened her WhatsApp and sent a message to the Everett family’s groupchat, saying she had been out with friends for a few days and missed their messages due to poor signal
Gideon called immediately.
“Hera, where are you? Are you okay**
Herachecked her location using her phone.
“I’m in Southburrow.I’m fine”
“That’s good to bear
Gideon sighed with rehet
“Amelia canse to see me the day before yesterday. She said something weird and left I got worried when I couldn’t reach you.”
Amelia had seen Godean? …
the dal not want hum to watty, so she said, “I went hiking with my friends, and the signal was bad in the mountains. What did she say?”
Hie Heir, drink some water.” Bernard merpted, handing her a glass of water and some pills.
Gideon heard hermand’s volor over the phone and frowned.
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