Chapter 807: You aren’t supposed to be here
"I am Heaven Liu..."
Deep lines appeared between Leo’s brows as he listened to Hera’s confession. The corner of his mouth curled up as a look of ridicule flickered across his eyes. Seeing the initial expression that graced his face at her confession forced Hera to make a decision.
"... friend." She forced out a breath, nodding at him. "Heaven and I were friends."
"Heaven and you?" Leo furrowed his brows. "Why would she be friends with you?"
"She and I also have the same question," she quipped. "Hera—I mean, I lived a very different life from her, but somehow, we got along well," she explained, hiding the truth with a beautiful smile. "That’s when I wasn’t imprisoned in this place. That time I got all the freedom in the world. Call it fate, but we’re friends."
Hera rocked her head, convinced she had devised a good excuse. "It’s also the reason I know you. I was there when you and Heaven still had a thing. I saw you once, but from a distance."
Leo assessed the look on her face, unable to conceal the doubt in his eyes. Hera maintained a smile as she let him evaluate her, but seeing that her excuse did not convince him compelled her to speak more.
"You dreamt of buying an island to retire quietly." She cleared her throat, telling him snippets of what he had used to tell her in the past. "You also liked children, so you supported a few orphanages and also the elderly. As an only child, you’ve always been lonely. So, you wanted a big family once you settled down."
Her smile cracked a little as her eyes softened a bit more. "There were more things she liked about you that she wouldn’t stop talking about. Should I continue to prove that Heaven and I were friends?"