"Don’t bite your lips; it makes me want to do it for you," Luke’s voice startled Hera. She hadn’t realized Luke had followed her outside, and now she felt self-conscious about potentially making a spectacle of herself while her mind wandered to more lewd thoughts—with one of the subjects of those thoughts right beside her.
Hera cleared her throat and quickened her pace, Luke following behind with a chuckle. Theypleted severalps around the expansive garden before deciding it was sufficient. Like the day before, Luke invited Hera to breakfast to bond and get to know each other better. Hera decided to stop ying hard to get and worrying about things, and she agreed.
Seeing Hera agree much more easily than yesterday made Luke happy too. After Hera showered in her penthouse and was preparing to leave, she encountered Cindy in the living room. Cindy was sipping coffee and reading newspapers. Their eyes met briefly, and Cindy immediately looked away, her face flushing red.
For a moment, Hera gazed absentmindedly at Cindy. Breaking the silence, Cindy spoke up, saying, "Young Miss, I’m d you’ve moved on from your scumbag ex and started dating again, but ahem! Next time, try not to make out in the elevator." She then covered her face with the newspaper.
It was only after Cindy’s remark that Hera remembered the 24/7 manned 4K surveince camera in the elevator. Realizing that others could have seen what transpired, Hera felt deeply embarrassed.
But what’s done is done, and Hera had a feeling that with Luke’s personality, this was only the beginning, which worried her even more. After regaining herposure, she joined Luke for breakfast. Against his suggestion to dine in, they headed to the Dragon Pce Hotel at Hera’s insistence, as she nned to meet Gerald before going to school.
Luke drove his Aston Martin Victor to the entrance and swiftly exited to open the door for Hera, which she appreciated and thanked him for with a smile. "Thank you, Luke."
Handing his car keys to the valet, Luke noticed Gerald waiting at the entrance, which surprised him. Gerald was usually busy and hard to track down. Luke nced at Hera, recalling Dave’s mention of being directed to the strictly off-limits Private Room 1 at the hotel restaurant.
Luke wondered about Hera’s identity to prompt the typically elusive Gerald to greet them so energetically and warmly early in the morning, a demeanor quite unlike his usual arrogant and authoritative self. Gerald had shed his usual airs standing at the entrance, a sight that amused Luke.
It never crossed Luke’s mind that Hera was the heiress to the Avery Consortium. As everyone knew, there was only one heiress, currently studying at Princeton.
"Wee, Mr. Greyson and Miss Ainsley!" Gerald greeted, gesturing for them to follow him. He led Hera and Luke to an exclusive elevator and took them straight to the top floor where the restaurant was located. Staff members lined up in front of the elevator, weing Hera and Luke as soon as they stepped out.
"Speaking of first-rate service, isn’t this typically reserved for the country’s delegation and politicians?" Luke remarked, raising an eyebrow as he surveyed the restaurant, which was unusually empty despite its usual early morning crowd.
Hera also sensed that Gerald might be overdoing it and inadvertently revealing her identity. If people didn’t know that the Avery heiress was still studying at Princeton, they could easily piece together that she was the heiress they were seeking.
Realizing his mistake in his excitement, Gerald quickly stepped in to amend it. "Mr. Greyson, we are honored to have you here. I heard from my subordinate that you did us a great deed by investing in one of the small businesses that we were considering closing due to ack of profit increase over the past half year. Your ability to see potential where we did not, shows myck of foresight. I am thankful that instead of taking the opportunity for yourself, you decided to help us out," Gerald exined.