Under the Heiress' Facade



Chapter 761

Joshua regretted asking the question, having immediately felt Bernard's sharp gaze on him. They had conducted the investigation to clear Lucius' name and ensure that the culprits would be punished.

Joshua slapped himself on the mouth for speaking without thinking ahead. "I'll ask them to handle the follow-up procedures. They'll definitely be severely punished."

At that moment, Hera's phone vibrated in her pocket. She took out her phone and noticed that it was an incoming call from Tyler.

Bernard peered at the screen, and a look of disgust crossed his face. Meanwhile, Hera took the call in front of him. "Hello?"

"Hera, you're finally willing to answer my call. I would've called the police and reported you missing if you hadn't answered it this time," Tyler remarked on the phone.noveldrama

Hera did not say a word. She had been concentrating on the interrogation earlier and did not notice her phone ringing at all.

"My phone was on silent mode, so I didn't hear anything," she explained. "What's up?"

"What's going on? Didn't I say that I would handle the Killians? Bernard had the entire Killian family arrested, causing quite a stir online.

"The share price has dropped drastically, yet none of the Killians have stepped forward to clarify anything. What have you been up to?" Tyler interrogated.

Indeed, Hera had suggested Tyler announce the development of the new chips beforehand. Since Tyler wanted to remain as the Presgrave family's successor, he had to come up with something profitable for the Presgraves' company.

Bernard had been standing beside Hera and wasn't surprised to hear Tyler's remarks on the phone. In fact, Bernard began to see Tyler a little differently.

Bernard snatched the phone away from Hera and said, "Good job. I'll invest if the Presgrave family can continue developing the new chips."

Tyler was stunned, thinking he heard wrong. "Bernard?"

Bernard replied, "Yeah?"

"You want to invest in my chips?" Tyler thought he had misheard Bernard and asked to clarify.

Bernard answered, "Exactly. Be grateful."

Tyler exclaimed, "Have you gone mad?"

Bernard was at a loss for words as Tyler continued, "If you've not lost your mind, why would you invest in my chips?"

Tyler exclaimed in disbelief, "Or are you planning to infiltrate the Presgraves' company and steal our corporate secrets? Then, you'll use them to threaten me, am I right? Why aren't you saying a word? I got it right, didn't I? I still don't understand what you're up to, so don't even think about it."

Before Tyler could finish speaking, Bernard ended the call. "Your mentor has gone mad. You

should minimize contact with him in the future," Bernard remarked before blocking Tyler's phone number, leaving Hera speechless.

Afterward, the other Killians' interrogation came to an end. The case was closed very quickly since the truth was out.

That night, Rhett, Ember, Gemma, and several other maids involved in the case were held in custody at the Special Investigation Department. Meanwhile, the other Killians returned home.

On the other hand, it was dinner time at the cafeteria in Jedburgh Prison.

Lucius and several inmates sat together, chatting over dinner. He would laugh from time to time as if he were at home.

"Lucius Killian." The head of the prison guards approached at that moment with two other guards in tow.

"Officer, why are you looking for Lucius?" one of the inmates asked.

The guard ignored the inmate and announced, "Lucius Killian, your case has been reviewed, and you'll be released. Pack up your things and follow me."