Chapter 265 The Mule Carrier
"I..." Rafael hesitated, wanting to express the importance of his request, and whisked Hera away. However, he knew he was already in a not-so-favorable position due to his sister’s actions and his earlier attempts to protect her against Hera. "I will wait for you to be available," he said, looking at Hera nervously.
Hera suddenly felt like causing a bit of mischief to vent her frustration with Minerva and Alice. Since Minerva was Rafael’s sister and Alice was supposed to be his lover, it seemed only right for him to bear the brunt of her displeasure. Nodding to herself with this thought, she decided to proceed. Rafael, realizing he would be on the receiving end of her annoyance, knew he was in for a rough time following them.
But he sucked it up and followed behind them like a lost puppy. If Hera thought of Leo as a big, cute dog, Rafael was more like a Doberman right now—not as cute but certainly useful.
Now that she had a toy to play with, Hera felt energized and resumed her shopping spree with Sandra and Logan, focusing now on shoes and accessories. Whenever they saw something they liked, especially Hera, she didn’t hesitate to grab it. Logan grew increasingly uncomfortable under Rafael’s jealous gaze as he followed behind like a human mule, carrying everything they purchased.
Yes, when Rafael arrived, he just delivered himself to be their carrier. Hera stopped asking the stores to deliver their purchases to her home and instead had Rafael carry everything. Fortunately for him, they had already chosen the clothes and were now only picking out accessories and shoes.
But, despite being that fortunate, Rafael was still burdened with bags from one store to another, with Hera continuously adding more to his load. Though he felt aggrieved, he never uttered a word of complaint. Observing that Hera used a company card for her and Logan’s purchases, Rafael felt somewhat relieved that she wasn’t spending her own money on Logan. This realization eased his resentment a bit.
His thoughts drifted back to the black card Hera had used at the auction. As his mind started to speculate again, he stopped himself. If he continued down that path, it would mean he didn’t trust her character, and he didn’t want to believe that about her.
And if that happened, he wouldn’t even be qualified to stand beside her, let alone be her lover. He began to chide himself for even entertaining those thoughts. But then he pacified himself, realizing his carelessness in listening to others—especially his sister, who was clearly against Hera because of a man.
And it was also because he didn’t know what kind of person Hera truly was. However, after observing her every action in the Variety Show, he realized how wrong he had been. He saw her genuine character and the goodness in her, and he regretted letting the negative impressions caused by his sister linger in his mind.