Under the Heiress' Facade

Hera insisted, "Take me to the office."

Sensing that he couldn't dissuade her, Douglas reluctantly agreed. He quickly informed the driver of Shuttle Ventures' address and promptly texted Bernard.

Hera sat in the back seat and observed his actions. Her gaze turned increasingly icy.

...

In the CEO's office at XS Corporation, Bernard sat behind his desk, staring at the article Samson had sent him.

The headline read, "International Police Offers 100 Thousand Dollars Bounty Reward for Wanted Hacker 'Raven'."

Bernard hadn't logged onto Cyber Web in a while, only to find major news upon his return.

He was surprised as he was the one who had hacked into the satellite.

He scrolled through the article. His mouse paused mid-scroll when he saw Raven's logo embedded in the middle of the content.

The logo looked familiar. The person who had hacked into his computer last time also had this icon in their code.

Bernard narrowed his eyes. He wondered if there could be such a coincidence.

The Gaskell family's previous uproar with Raven made headlines in Norburgh, and then Raven attempted to hack his computer. After that, Raven hacked into UTA-224 before him. He considered if his actions were secretly aiding the Gaskells.

He quickly messaged Samson.

"Look into Raven's background."

"Bernard, the meeting is about to start," Theo reminded him as he entered the room.

Bernard acknowledged with a grunt. He closed the article tab and cleared his browsing history before getting up.

In the conference room, five top executives were already waiting.

The atmosphere was solemn as each person took turns reporting on the annual financial summary and their plans for the next year.

"This year's total profit is—"

Suddenly, several notification sounds interrupted the meeting.

Theo's expression turned serious as he glanced around at everyone.

"Whose phone isn't on silent?"

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Bernard calmly picked up his phone from the desk. He abruptly stood up when he saw Douglas' text.

"Put the meeting on hold," he announced before heading for the door.

Theo was rendered speechless. He hurriedly followed after Bernard.

"Bernard, what happened?"

"Hera is going to Shuttle to see me."

"Huh?"

Theo couldn't believe his ears.

"Just to see you?"

"Yeah," Bernard confirmed.

Hera had never been this proactive about seeking him out before. He needed to get back quickly.

Theo's face was filled with mixed feelings as he pressed the button to open the CEO's private elevator doors for Bernard.

He wondered if Bernard had

forgotten his tough CEO persona et

and how the latter could abandon such an important meeting simply because Hera wanted to see him.

"Haven't you told Ms. Youngworth about your current identity?" Theo asked.

While Bernard kept his identity hidden from the public, a few trusted and close individuals were aware of it.