Under the Heiress' Facade

But Wayne's phone was turned off as well.

Everly called Isla and Sarah, but the line couldn't get through.

Even Catherine's phone was turned off!

Why was this happening?

Why did everyone have their phones turned off?

Left with no choice, Everly texted them, but she didn't receive a single reply the whole day.

It wouldn't be strange for others not to reply to her, but she found it odd that Wayne wasn't responding to her message. He would never ignore her messages!

She had a bad feeling about this. Did they block her number?

Right then, one of Priscilla's friends couldn't wait any longer. "Mrs. Chime Senior, I must go now. I have a spa appointment in the afternoon."

Then, the others started making excuses to leave.

Enraged, Priscilla questioned Everly, "Where's the show you talked about? Did you make us wait for nothing on purpose?"

Priscilla brought her friends along, expecting that there would be a show to enjoy. Yet, not only did they fail to humiliate Catherine, but the suppliers also managed to raise their selling price and they wasted their time for nothing.

Everly attempted to explain, "I don't know why Hera-"

"If you can't sell off those herbs, you'll have to bear the losses yourself." Priscilla then stormed out of the clinic.

The pale-faced Everly kept convincing herself that Hera was in crisis while trying to keep her cool.

She believed that Hera would come asking for the herbs as long as she waited longer.

However, Hera didn't come that night. She didn't even show up the following days.

Unable to wait any longer, Everly personally visited Hera at Youngworth Miracle Clinic. "Hera Youngworth, didn't you offer to buy reishi mushrooms, turmeric, sea cucumbers, and oyster shells at 20 times higher than market price? I'm the only one with the stocks in the whole country."

Hera, who was sitting on the couch, didn't even lift her gaze from the medical book in her hands. "So?" she replied indifferently.

Rage bubbled in Everly. Hera had

always been this indifferent to everything. Nothing seemed to bother her—even now, when she had run out of herbs to make medicine for her patients.

"You can only buy those from me," Everly emphasized.

"I don't need them anymore," Hera revealed.

"What?" Everly's eyes widened in surprise.

Hera put the book down and looked at her, repeating her words, "I said, I don't need them anymore."

Thunder suddenly rumbled, and rain started to pour.

The shocking revelation riveted Everly on the spot. Her complexion didn't look good. "T-That's impossible!"

If Hera didn't need those herbs, what should Everly do with them?

She didn't need those stocks that were worth hundreds of millions of dollars!

Did she have to bear the loss all by herself?

Hera smiled. "I've replaced those herbs with other things, so I don't need them anymore."

Everly's mind went blank.

If Hera had figured out an alternative, why did she announce that she was looking for those herbs?

Finally realizing the scheme, Everly

pointed at Hera. Her hand was

trembling. "Y-You did it on purpose You raised the price on purpose so that I would buy them off at a high

price You despicable

"Despicable witch? Me? I thought it was you who tried to buy them off at a higher price, no?" Hera sneered.

Everly was so angry that her body was shaking, but she couldn't find something to rebut that.

"As I said, I can take back whateverNôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

I've given you. Don't blame others for the choice you made," Hera said coldly before holding her book again. "Get out. I'm not in the mood to entertain you."