With her words, Hera subtly signaled Gerald to stop, her tone subtle but was enough to make it clear that he had said too much.
It became evident from the sound of her voice that she was not holding the phone and likely had it on speaker mode.
Realizing this, Gerald quickly processed the situation and understood that Hera was not alone.
He now realized that everything he had said had inadvertently made her appear suspicious in front of others.
Although Hera longed to come clean to the others, a lingering fear held her back, the "what-ifs" clouding her mind.
She had managed to protect her inheritance from Alexi and saved her people—for now—but what about the future?
Though she had grown closer to the male leads, even becoming intimate with them, a nagging doubt remained.
What if they were swayed by Alice, or if the storyline pushed them onto her side?
